Measuring VTF with electronic gauge....

Elliott,  I still have my Shure balance bar and a little kit of "Last" and the full Zerostat set in a walnut base with lid!  Oh and a very old Audio Technica record weight.  But, no TT......

Regards,
barts

The Shure isn't accurate.

No, but the pot shops here in Seattle sure are. So what I do, buy a gram, put the green bud on the Shure, zero it out at 1g. Transfer weed to bowl. Drop the stylus, adjust VTF, light the bowl. Very important these be done in that order. You can trust me on that. Barts will vouch for me on that. He keeps his Zerostat in a walnut case with a lid.

The Shure SFG-2 is definitely not accurate.  But I still have mine and keep as a nostalgia collectable.  Same with my original Discwasher.

I tend to believe the best electronic stylus force gauge is from Rega.  However, they are very expensive.  You can get basically the same results with the Riverstone stylus force gauge.  They sell for about $35.  This gauge is done right by measuring the stylus force at record level.  As mentioned, some records are thicker than others.  This gauge is based on the average of record thicknesses.  From there you can tune by ear if you feel that is necessary.  The Riverstone is a very good stylus force gauge and highly recommended.

I’d bet money that the Rega SFG is a re-branded Chinese product or that it is made in China for Rega.