1.5 up AND down or just in one direction? Doesn't sound too bad to me. If you push the chain hard sideways while rotating the cranks (mind your fingers!), does the chain look like it will slip off the chainring? It shouldn't.
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1.5 up AND down or just in one direction? Doesn't sound too bad to me.
If you push the chain hard sideways while rotating the cranks (mind your fingers!), does the chain look like it will slip off the chainring? It shouldn't.