OK. Ceramic platen liner is the way I will go. ONe of the things that I did not pay attention to several years ago was checking all of my surfaces for straighness. AND the other thing I did not look at was which parts were crowned, and which ones needed to be.
As a new guy I spent a lot of time fighting the machine and then haivng mediocre results. I got into trouble a bunch of times, and was too far in to fix the problem.
On top of it all I am exceedingly left handed, which to me means my right handwas stronger than my left, since I used my left hand for fine motor skills and the right to do the muscle.
All of these little inconsistencies, quite frankly, kicked me in the pants.
I think what I will do is start with fresh flat, straight platens, and then attach the liners to them.
Thank you to everybody for all of the great input.
Believe me, when other guys speak, I listen. I dont think anybody comes here to spout non-sense. Everything I have read shows that the information is fact based, from experience and offered with the intention of promoting quality craftsmanship.
Thanks again!