How to rectify a wrong center punch

[Frank S]

It can be aggravating to miss punch an intended location even when going off of scribe lines. that is why when I have a somewhat critical location to center punch I usually use a prick punch first which will have a much steeper point angle. then use the center punch. However there are times when it seems no matter how careful you are a punch mark is just wrong. Maybe the inital scribe lines were slightly off or there was some surface imperfection or the punch just slipped a little the reason doesn't matter it happened and now I want to move my mark. What I usually do is try to eradicate the punch mark before re punching by flattening out the surface as best as possible usually I can get by with a simple light tap or to with the ball head of a ball peen hammer. Sometimes just angling the punch in the direction I wnat to moce the mark tapping lightly until the desired results are achieved will do the trick. Good luck