Originally Posted by FBinNY

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Whether you raise metal with a center punch or a knurling tool, you do not want to remove metal. Since it's only raised metal that you flowed from the valleys to the peaks, the race will have no problem flowing some of it back as it's pressed home.

FWIW - my oldest bike with the most mileage (60,000 when I stopped counting) had the crown fitted using the center punch method starting from when it was new.