Ignition Points Tech Question

You can also put a small piece of paper or something between the points contacts to make sure they can't make contact and ground the points arm to the plate under them with a screwdriver.
That arm should also be 6v+ when not making contact.
With the ignition on you should get a spark from the coil wire when you remove the screwdriver.
This is just a quick and dirty test to see if everything else in the ignition is capable of producing a spark, and temporarily eliminates the possible bad points from the circuit.