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Who's done it besides me ?

The worst thing you could do while playing some vinyl snap off the *&%$# cantilever yes I did it so pissed
So my table is a Clearaudio Performance DC with Clarify arm ,Talismann cartridge ,Outer Limit weight and HRS record weight 
When to flip the record took everything off flip the record then put HRS back on when to put on the Outer Limit on and SNAP caught it with the side of my pinky I guess boron cantilever are really brittle can't find it any where accept a few shards I'm allways so careful I keep the guard and dust cover on when not using it 
So if you have totaled your cartridge how did you do it and did you replace it retip it upgraded it or down graded it like to hear your stories and you can see my rig in virtual systems 
Time to take a deep breath and pour a bourbon and no I didn't have one before LOL

Enjoy your music
Tom
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larryi
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I've never damaged a cartridge that way.  Nothing gets close to the stylus, except for stylus cleaning tools.  I would never use a perimeter clamp/weight because of the inconvenience and risk of accidentally hitting the stylus.  

I don't have to worry about accidentally putting the needle down on a moving platter, or accidentally hitting the arm off of its rest because the arm is always cued up when not in play.  I cue up at the end of the record and only cue down when it comes time to play the record.  

I like cartridges with the stylus sticking out in front because they are much easier to clean and to align properly.  
larryi
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Yes, scales made with ferrous material that can be attracted to the magnets in a cartridge can be a problem.  The only time I came close to damaging a cartridge is when the balance type of scale I was using had a ferrous beam.  What is really crazy about this is that this was a Shure scale that is made to set tracking force on cartridges.  It obviously is only usable with MM-type cartridges which don't have permanent magnets, but, still this was a stupid design choice (an older Shure scale that I had utilized an aluminum beam).
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