Reply by lumberjoe

My drill press only has 2 1/3” quill travel. No matter how long of a bit I use, it’s not going through a 2 5/8” blank. Gerry, my lathe only has 2” of travel on the tail stock, but moving the tail stock closer to finish is easier than flipping the piece on the drill press (and a lot more accurate)

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