[metalworkz]

You should be able to turn the drill press table out of the way and perhaps use an angle plate etc. as a guide. There are also drill guides that attach to a hand drill that I have implemented and found to be very usefull when using a portable hand drill to keep all the drilled holes perpendicular to the drilled surface. They are generally made from aluminum or zinc and are fairly light and manueverable compared to using something like a mag-drill. The hand drill-guide may be less favorable for drilling the ends of things as you probably have little surface to rest the base on, but even this can be worked around if needed by mounting the tube between 2 angle plates etc. You probably have already worked this out by the time I am posting, and I hope you have found and easy workaround.