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Deus Ex Machina (deus ex mâchinâ) is a Latin phrase that when directly translated it means "god out of machine" the phrase is used to describe divine intervention of the gods or a supernatural change in fate
this is the name of my spud gun 8)
This is a very unique spud gun, while some of you may prefer some paddle gun or blow forward bolt gun over this, but with cartridges I have an advantage to shoot anything that fit ¾” pvc just like the good old pneumatics, rather than some gun that is for only a specific marble, paintballs, golf ball or other uniform ammo. Also just to let you know the chamber automatically repressurize thanks to my 3way diverting blowgun mod, I’ll write a How To on it later

What this brings to the table
First is a simple cartridge loading and ejection method during early production I made this video of the bolt action receiver, http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/ ... &current=D SCF0890.flv please note that the bolt action works better than in the video after I adjusted it
Semi blow gun mod: an easy mod to make a blowgun divert flow 3ways http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/semi-blowgun-t6877.html


heres an older image that I was saving

another older image

as you can see I made a duct tape speed loader similar to the shell holders on shotguns fabricated like a duct tap wallet

here a picture with an extra large chamber attachment I made recently

current setup for my small chamber it comes with this awesome shape that is really comfortable when shooting, and an adjustable comb, and a red dot sight/ scope, not to mention the modded blow gun cased in wood for a realistic pistol grip feel, and a pivoting connection for ether the big or small chamber


well okay I made this thread to expand on my contest entry there's not much else to say, I originally thought of this when I was trying to find a superior rifle replacement for my old gun http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/multi-s ... t5584.html although its getto and unclean and uses ball valves its pretty nice and fun so in order to have something superior and replace it so maybe I could sell it to a friend I needed something more, a sprinkler or piston valve was obvious but I needed more like a better breach system while still allowing me to shoot all my favorite non-uniform ammo, and then I came with this
also the big chamber is for high powered shots with a slower ROF the smaller chamber looks cooler and refills faster so its good for show, I still need some memory or music wire for the magazine spring right now its just a zig zag strip of aluminum duct and holds no more than 3 rounds although the magazine is made to fit 8-9 shells I think if I had a perfect spring[/i]

i was fascinated by this gun on the first thread all i have to say now is i love the ejection and loading system.

thats a pritty sweet gun whats the difference in speed/damage with the bigger tank compared to the smaller one

the smaller one refills usually refills less then a second, and in terms of power its fun to play with, with the big chamber it take a minute or less and I always fear if the receiver will even hold together
(that a little of an exaggeration)

I like the smallish chamber better. i'm glad pc guy let you enter evne thought you posted it.

I like the small one too but in order to gain favor I had to add some power
I'm pretty lucky I deleted the pictures before too may people saw, and I also added the last aditions so its not completly the same

wow their are some awesome cannons in the contest, origenality is on my side, but anyone want to give me a geuss for my chances at winning so far

that..is...UBER DUBER. i love it lol

looks very proessional and probably is! lol

great job!!

I really want to see a video of this thing in action. Not just the bolt loader but actually shooting.

The magazine looks sick and I like the new stock design. I think you should take off the duct tape though.

I really want to see a video of this thing in action

I, too

The gun is very awesome !
I am shure if you get in the future machines to preparate steel we will se a update.

I' try too make a video but since the spring is still crappy

BUT EVERYONE the voting time is soon vote for me, I promise to get a video ASAP, and If I win I will even write a HOW TO for a mill-less,lathe-less, beltsander-less, bolt action cartridge reciver design and the 3way blowgun I might write the how-to s anyways but I'll be more motivated if I do well

when I got home today it was a sunny day, and I made a video I'll probably make another

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/ ... CF0943.flv
that first shot was me being stupid and forgetting to close the bolt so nothing was shot, the ammo I used was cheap paper towel nail darts at low presure somewhere around 40-75 psi, the target is old 3/8" plywood

the first shot (that I did correctly) went all the way though the second hit near the first hole and almost went all the way though and it I gave it a light touch it could fall right through the last one went really deep and went past the tape

thats awsome.

your using air from previous shots right. all i have to say if so thats one hell of good results

what do you mean air from previous shots? I hooked it op to the compressor without regulating it which is probaly why the shots get weaker

I love the loading system.