I have got one of these on order - originally tried to get a used one like you but they where all either badly worn or expensive so ended up biting the bullet and investing in a new one from Colchester, it cost a small fortune but will hopefully last me a lifetime, I did consider a Master or a Triumph but they would have just taken up a bit too much room in the garage and obviously cost more! - Can’t wait for it to arrive!!

Nice one Joe there's not a lot you can't do on that M300, and it's one of my favourite lathes

Congrats on the new machine! Looking forward to some great video's.

I slammed your last video, but your view now and the new machine really shows your commitment to the craft. BRILLIANT👏👏.

Beautiful lathe Joe congratulations

Well done on the lathe upgrade. Harrison lathes seem rather popular of late on KZfaq. You are in good company. Looking forward to seeing how you get on with it. Andrew 👏👏👍😀

Congratulations on the new machine - stop replacing every th with an f and I’ll subscribe- free times longer, free times wider and this fing is a beast. It may be just me - good luck with the new machine

Another good feature is that a sturdy lathe like this can do milling operations without too much distortion. Just add a vertical slide!

Congratulations Joe, you have a great machine there, it is very close to the size of my Asian lathe but it has a lot of nice refinements in comparison. I think you will find it is a great change from the mini lathe in accuracy and power and finish. Further to C Bruce, the taper nose is the critical surface on the chuck mount, and always be careful not to mar it, I had a chip on mine and it threw the chuck off a fair bit, left a mark which honed out, no problems after. I cheated out on my collet set and got an Morse 3 taper collet set that goes to 5/8" (16mm) and it is a lot easier than chucking small parts. Anyhow, good hunting and cheers!

Your car boot is smaller than my garage. Nice lathe. I have one that size. I had one that was smaller that one will search you well. Rigidity goes up with mass but not exponentially. I think the curve is the opposite. Backlash is greater enemy now. I will keep watching. Wish I would have gotten my first 10 years earlier. You did.

Great machine mate. Looking forward to some projects

Those Travadials are nice. Have one of those M300’s in the shop and very happy with it. Imperial and Metric thread cutting is nice too.

Congrats, looks like a good purchase.

That’s a great lathe!

Hi Joe. I’m in a very similar situation to you and now have a much bigger lathe than my old one. I had to pretty much strip the shed out and start again. A real pain but so satisfying in the end. You’ve got a new subscriber 👍

What a beast!

Nice one, man! That’s a huge step up from the mini. Enjoy every minute on it. I do the same with my Colchester and the Archdale Mills. Greg

I have used that same model lathe. You will be very happy with it.

Congratulations! Harrison is a good brand name. Not many to be found here in the States.

Nice bit of kit! What next a Bridgeport mill? Keep at it Joe!

That machine looks truly great. Just a hint on testing way flatness: You should indicate the SIDES of the prismatic ways, as this is were the wear occurs, not the top. There is no contact on the top from the saddle. Also: (you probably know this)... run a sharpening stone over the chuck mounts, and the chuck itself to level off any bumps and dings. Enjoy your new toy!!

thats a nice lathe u runnin it on converter for 3 phase

Really like the new lathe, very similar in size the the lathe I used to use. Not jealous at all :) Any plans to upgrade it, or do you think that its good to go as it is. Cheers

Great bit of kit - how do you think a used machine like this would compare to one of the bigger Warco gear head units?

Your M300 being metric, you have metric measurement on the cross and compount slides ? Any chance you could tell me or show in a video the markings / measurements please. I wish to convert from imperial to metric I really dont like working in imperial

Hi Joe Can I ask why your went for a used Harrison instead of a new Warco of similar size?

Congrats joe.. Lots of capability with that machine! I suggest an ER40 collet chuck and a 4jaw if it didnt come with one. I might have missed it, but does that thing have a 2 speed motor on it?

Is your lathe hooked to 3phase power or was it converted with a vfd? If so, can you do a quick video on the setup.

How do you get along without a splashback guard?

The first thing you need is a chip guard to stop the hot chips burning your hands when turning the saddle handwheel, Colchester got it right by putting the handwheel on the right of the saddle. Still a great lathe though.

Does it have dregs of coolant in it? if it is soluble oil it will stink like last years sweaty socks, If you are using coolant constantly (every day) then soluble oil is the way to go, otherwise you might consider just cutting oil, but that has its own problems.

hi is it good strong machine?

Nice Lathe. your inspection of the bed tells you little. Get a suitable level and set the bed accordingly. if the machine turns a parallel shaft ( say 80 dia over about 150 long, no tailstock used, you're in the pound seats!

what happened to Warco?

Looks a good purchase, there are always going to be bits, that is why the last bloke is getting rid of it shame about the dints on the spindle nose where some dipstick did not clean the swarf properly before fitting the chuck, overall it should not cause a problem. :-) Some custom swarf tray/collectors coming up next,,,,, pass the tin snips please. And, at least you can get all the spares you will ever need from 600UK.

your speeds and feeds are set by the material and size, not the machine you are using, if you get the wrong speeds, you will affect your surface finish, no matter if it was too slow, or too fast. so you will possibly use the 2500rpm