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Just got the centering jig and it won't slide past the threaded rod on the universal support, regardless of which side the black adjusting knob is on. It's really close to clearing and I'm wondering if my universal support weld joint is just too large?

Also, the instructions for the KJ-45 mention that either of the two stops on the KJ-45 can be used and the arrows in the illustration point to those two stops. However, the arrows point to the top sides (when in use) of those stops and I'm not sure if the top or bottom part of the stops is to be used against the universal support. A subsequent photo shows the bottom side of the upper stop being used which is contrary to the illustration that points to the to side of the universal support. Any clarification?

Hi- I'm trying to sharpen a leather punch and have had some luck doing it without a jig. However, I'd sure like to have more accuracy and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to 'mount' a center punch that has a square shanked upper part that isn't precisely centered with the cutting hole on the bottom.

I'd probably need some sort of attachment that could hold the punch and that was adjustable so that the cutting end of the punch could be centered along its longitudinal axis. I have sharpened this in the past using my lathe with a four jaw chuck but was hoping to speed up the process.

In the future, I need to be sure to only buy punches that are entirely barrel shaped and can be simply rotated around their center axis once place on the tool rest.