Not intending to insult, but make sure your table is totally level when aligning your cart. Sometimes non-level tables can mimic antiskating/skating forces. This is easy to demonstrate when using a Wally Skater.
Aligning cart on Rega style arms without defeatable anti-skating?
Rega arms use a magnetic adjustment to apply anti-skate force. It is my understanding that many (most?) Rega arms cannot have their anti-skating completely disabled due to this since at the zero setting, the magnet may not be far enough away to completely be ineffective. This probably varies with manufacturing tolerances.
In my experience, zero anti-skate setting always has a small amount of lateral force applied which is most obvious when trying to balance the tonearm. After applying appropriate VTF it is fine, but I cant help but wonder if the lateral force also being applied makes aligning with a precision protractor a futile exercise.
How does anyone mount a non-Rega cart in a Rega arm?