Tips on dealing with bulky/irregularly shaped pieces in drill press?

My tip: keep your mug out of the way. Its tempting to get up close and personal to your drill bit when trying to eyeball the hole being bored,,especially if its an odd piece, and you want ensure you are drilling down squarely into your unsquare piece. That piece, if not properly secured can get grabbed by that bit, and whipped around in about .005 seconds,,,much faster than your best reaction time, and you wont even see it coming,, until you open your eyes and find yourself looking up at your shop lights, and your jaw feels like you got bare knuckled by a young mike tyson, you'll realize that your piece wasn't fastened securely.