On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:43:09 GMT, "Doc"
wrote:

Looking for any tips/tricks for drilling a hole w/a drill press that's as
close to dead-center to a specified point as possible.

The problem is not so much your alignment, as the fact that unless the
end of the drill is perfectly symetrical and equally sharp on both
cutting edges, it has a tendency to wander off.

You don't say how big the hole is. If it's small, a full length drill
is very hard to control because there's so much flex in the shaft.
Instead use a center drill like these to start the hole:
http://www.sherline.com/3021inst.htm

If the hole is larger than 1/4 inch, use a spotting drill like one of
these: http://www.discount-tools.com/1545.cfm
Short, stocky drills like that don't wander around when their cutting
tips meet the work.