What Digital Stylus Force Gauge Do You Like?

I bought mine from saveonscales.com like Nsgarch did. It was a few years ago so it cost me $90-something. Equivalent models today are half that or less, as he said. Ebay sellers have them for very cheap too. I agree with his .01g recommendation too. It's silly to go for less.

You'll probably have to DIY some doohickey to hang off the edge of the scale and provide a record-height weighing step like the Winds has. I'm wagering you can do that for alot less than $300, especially if you use the cut-up pieces of a credit card to make it!

Wow! You guys are amazing!
I'm getting back into vinyl and can't seem to fing my
trusty Shure stylus force guage.
Is there that big a difference between this mechanical
device and these digital scales?
Thanks

Dweller, the main difference is that the digital scales are a LOT easier to use and get an accurate fix on the weight. But your Shure will probably do the trick for you. Good luck finding it. Dave

Dweller,

Some (not all) Shure gauges were made from magnetic material. Not the ideal choice for this application! When you find yours, check it with a magnet before trusting its results.

P.S. I have a spare 50g calibration weight. Anyone with a digital scale that calibrates @ 50g who needs one, please email me.

I had a Winds and it was great. I sold it a few years ago and have a Cartridge Man Digital Guage now. It works well. It's easy to use. The shortcoming is that the stylus must be dead centered on a depression in the little weighing pad to be accurate. When the stylus rests on any other part the results are different.

Overall, very good.