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My "big" job only had a 1/4" clearance from the bed (actually the base where the gap section sits - I had the gap out). How I set it up, took a bit of thinking - and quite a bit longer than the actual job. It was not too big for the machine (of course a larger machine would have made the job easier and quicker) - it just took a little extra thought.
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/thre...bigger-lathe-would-be-nice.53056/#post-446263
Same with what you are going to tackle. You machine is plenty large enough. Here is another idea - what about flipping the pin around and gripping the straight in your chuck, then spot a little area and put in a center (not going to hurt the pin). Then you pop a center in the plane end (i.e. a drill press, hand drill etc), then you may be able to turn it between centers.
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/thre...bigger-lathe-would-be-nice.53056/#post-446263
Same with what you are going to tackle. You machine is plenty large enough. Here is another idea - what about flipping the pin around and gripping the straight in your chuck, then spot a little area and put in a center (not going to hurt the pin). Then you pop a center in the plane end (i.e. a drill press, hand drill etc), then you may be able to turn it between centers.