In most cases this is true, but to really setup the anti-skip you need to get a record without grooves and place the needle on said record (while spinning) and adjust the anti-skip dial til the needle is staying still. If the needle goes inward or outward then the anti-skip inst properly adjusted.
thanks for the video Jim…
i am not sure if i have a one sided piece of vinyl…time to dig a little…i think i do…hmmm… 
I dont have a one sided vinyl either so I just use my slip mat and take the needle off my cartridge.
That is the best explanation of anti-skate I’ve seen to date. Good find. That video should be stickied.
we should have a central video sticky thread that only mods can post to…i would love to have all the videos in one place…
I ca highly recommend that Viperfrank YT channel that was just posted. He goes through just about every aspect on setting up, servicing and repairing Technics.
I had some scratching issues with my decks and found that I needed to do a number of things in order to get the setup right.
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Balance tonearm - the monkey that sold me the decks had put the counter weights on in reverse and I was a monkey for not spotting that immediately. I know some people do that to add as much weight as possible but I think its necessary and damaging to the kit.
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Tone arm height adjust - I still don’t think mine is spot on but it’s certainly better than it was.
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Changed slipmats. I had some very average Glowtronics felt mats. I got a pair of butter rugs and can’t recommend them highly enough. One thing I will say though, because they are soooooooooooooo thin they do feel differently to scratch on and require a lighter hand (for me anyway) which I think is a good thing. The more I learn about scratching the more I am realizing that slow and careful will always create a better result than fast and furious.
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Needle Setup - I used Ortofons for years ago but I now use the Shure M77s. Initially I only had one deck so when I got a needle and cart and fitted it to the headshell. I did a pretty average job fitting it so for when I needed a 2nd needle I got the M477 needle/cart/headshell combo. I just wanted to remove my manual dexterity issues from the equation!
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Fitted an Innofader to the mixer - So this has nothing directly do with the TT but getting much cleaner cuts with the crossfader has probably relaxed my overall. Have a look at the 2 vids below. The scratching is pretty wank on both of them (just starting to learn) but the second video has most of the changes and reflects at very least a slightly more relaxed technique.
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The best way is to re-calibrate the swivel pivot screw on top.