Happy New Year All!
I acquired a Harrison M300 a couple of weeks ago. I have fitted an inverter drive, and checked it out mechanically, it seems fine, if a little noisy when run up to full speed (120% of normal) on the inverter. A few minor dings where the topslide has been run into the chuck but little or no sign of wear on bed, cross-slide or leadscrew (which IMO is more important than the odd ding on a non-mating surface).
The paintwork is rather shabby; I realise this makes no difference to function, but it would be nice to improve it a little. At my request the deliverers left it a little away from its final location in the corner (to allow access for rewiring) and if I am to do any touch-up work I guess I should do it now before I have it moved back. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions about the choice of paint (make, type, surface finish, colour) preferably those available in the UK?
S/N of lathe is 305221, which I think puts it in the early 90's, if that makes a difference.
I will no doubt have some more questions as I go further forward. The instruction book, I must say, is very disappointing - took me quite a bit to figure out the various saddle controls - though the wiring diagram was helpful.
My apologies to those on the harrisonlathe yahoo group - I just posted the same question there, and I can see a couple of regulars here among the subscribers to that list.
David