I am past big sized projects so mIne has a permanent role on my bench. In fact I have a MFT style bench on top of my main workbench, If I need to do larger work, I now do it on my centipede or tablesaw with the fence removed. just gotta watch the spilled vino on the TS, as vino is a great source of rust.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD