I've got enough Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, and Kohler engines around the farm that point cleaning is a regular chore. The little bit of time spent in removing the points so the eraser can be used is time well spent, particularly when all the primary current available to generate the spark is coming from a magneto.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!