Hey guys, a friend of mine was using his enco 13 X 40, gap head lathe, when he lost his focus! He was not paying attention to detail and forgot to "pre-run" his carrige prior to cutting threads. In a horrifying moment, he crashed by running the carrige into the headstock. Because it is gear driven, he sacrificed what appears to be a nylon, (or composite), 80 tooth idler gear. In the parts that came with the lathe, was an identical metal cast gear. He is going to try to install it for now. It looks like the "plastic" gear was made to save the lathe. Does anyone know where gear parts can be purchashed? It appears that Enco does not sell internal parts. Thanks in advance, Jim.