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wrote:
have a 4x4 post that i want to drill a straight hole into the top of,
however the post is longer than the drill press is tall. The base of
the drill stand is what gets in the way if I put the press on a bench
or something. Anyone have a good work around to this?

I usually use the drill press to drill a perfect hole in a scrap block
several inches thick. Next, I use the block to guide the bit until it's
established in the post. To finish up, I drill the established hole to
the correct depth without the guide block.

This is also a great way to make "production" depth stops.