Gen 1 parts availability

[Miles]

How is parts availability for the Gen 1 Spyders (crown barrel, no choker screw)
I know ball detents are harder to find, but what about things like cup seals and springs? I've never owned a Spyder so I don't know how interchangeable parts are between generations.

[scottieb]

There are oodles of bits available. The striker is larger in the older Spyders requiring a 016 oring. The valve remained the same for many years as did the springing for the full bodies. Compact bodies will need a different valve spring. Cup seals and valve stems are the same. Bolts are the same as well.

[Tarsun2]

the one thing thats hard to find is something that simply doesn't go bad, the striker. its a big 'ol honkey piece of steel. the o-ring on the other hand, can and will go bad. not hard (or expensive) to replace though.

one thing that will give you a hard time is not roll-out but rather roll-forward. this marker was made when paint was physically bigger. because of that, modern paint will tend to roll forward a bit. this will leave room for the paint above to dip down slightly behind and has a greater chance of getting clipped by the bolt of breaking.
the work around is to glue a thick o-ring on the face of the bolt.

as for swapping parts, most everything will fit everything else. the older markers were all shiny/gloss. iirc when kingman sold to KEE, the markers were all matte finished. most of those parts will also transfer over as well but its more hit/miss with them.

that marker you have there is a classic kingman spyder. (not to be confused with the spyder "classic" model lol

you can make this thing into a pretty cool paint slinger.