<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f">Normally the mark is to be put toward the hammer end of the shank.  = Sometimes a roughened old finger (mine) has trouble feeling the difference.&= nbsp; IMHO it does make a difference in jack fine regulation if they are smo= oth on the return of the jack, but Roger makes a good point in that the cons= istency is vital. I usually feel each one to determine if the mark is correc= t. Make sure your finger has been washed (to remove oil and dirt) and very d= ry.  This seems to help. TP</BODY></HTML>