Drilling a hole in pen blanks has become a frustrating problem. When I drill a hole thru the pen blank, it starts in the center at the top but exits the blank off center at the bottom. I tried to turn the pen blank anyway but it usually blows apart at the very end of the turning process. Obviously, this is very frustrating. I use a dedicated 10er in the drill press mode to drill the hole. I locate the center of the blank with 2 diagonal lines and use a center punch to create a hole to insert the brad point drill bit. When I drill the hole, I clear the wood shavings quite often. I also use a Rockler centering jig to hold the blank at 90 degrees to the table.
Any and all suggestions to resolve this problem are welcome.
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