[WillyK]

Lidkoping CR1 turret lathe,
addressing Scandinavian members of CNCzone (and of course all others)

I've recently bought a rather old turret lathe. Quite naked, but what's there is in good condition. Cheap, about 0.2 £ per kilo, guessing 400-500 kilos.
From other objects on the internet market it seems to be the stem (bed, headstock/spindle/chuck and revolver stand of a CR1 model) , some photos encosed.
The latest history is being used for wood turning and thus very stripped down.
My intension is to rebuild it into a working metal lathe. Its heavy and thus very stable, bearings and slides feel smoote and precise, no feelable slack, so far not measured.

I'm searching for information about it. Coming from Sweden, Lidkoping is not in the middle of the European marked, but does anyone know any source of info about the CR1?
Websites? e-mail addr? Good links that could supply new links? etc etc. Metal workshop clubs, CNC-clubs etc in Sweden?

My project is to rebuild it into some kind of mixed support/turret/milling lathe with focus on good economy, not nessecarily top presicion, for hobbyist workshop.
Having good knowledge in electronics and computing it will definately grow into the CNC-world,
or better: enter the CNCzone(!)