How tight do you tighten a record clamp

I tap lightly on the record with the back of my fingernails as I tighten the screw-down record clamp. The record will give off a hollow sound until the clamp hits the right level of pressure. Then it will sound solid as the record mates tightly against the platter.

When the record is properly mated to the platter, the soundstage and imaging come into focus and the upper midrange and treble is smoothed out, bass is solid.

I don’t know if your scout has a threaded spindle to fit a VPI record clamp rather than a weight.  I'm using an Aries Extended with a platter / spindle that is set up for a VPI screw-down clamp.

@rauliruegas It's all about mating the record to the platter surface.  That's why testing the record for that flat contact is the key.  Being concise is nice.  After all, we are not dealing with intermediate public key infrastructure management techniques.  

@rauliruegas Concise is nice.