-The company is still around and the machine probably can be fixed. A new one is about the same price as all the individual tools that it mimics. The TS setup is too tall and the table is too small. It does make a good lather however.

-The current Shopsmith company no longer makes the old mark5 unit that I believe you have. There is a shopsmith users group. Go to Shopsmith.com and surf around. In the woodworking links area there are a lot of user groups if you scroll down the page. With these resources you should be able to get ahold of spare parts for that unit and get it goin. Theyre nice for casual woodwork. Not really accurate but nice if one needs a quick thingamagig cut and your drill press or lathe or table saw are allready set up for something else.