I did something different... instead of marking the pilot holes with a pencil/marker... I just drilled them directly with the base on the table...making sure the table would never move in between marking the holes. To do this I used extended drill bits
wesleydrill Extra Long Brad Point... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VHYNVT7?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Mine was vertex pro