what to do with an old dish

[curt8403]

looking for creative suggestions for what to do with an old dish (any type)
the more creative the better. this is for a project. not for my old dish

[BattleZone]

Toboggan Of Death!

[David MacLeod]

salad bowl for cookouts

[fluffybear]

Bird Bath

[gcvt]

Pull squirrels around a pond behind a remote control boat!

[Greg Alsobrook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo58oWW09qQ

[jimmyv2000]

Bird Bath

I did that with an old Primestar dish:D

With the D* dish you could secure it to a tree and use it for
TARGET PRACTICE:D

[David MacLeod]

paint it black and aim it at a neighbors house. make it evident you are aiming straight at their most used room.
stand out next to it with headphones on and a remote in your hand and stare at them. if they come out shake your head somewhat furtively then quickly duck away.

this will get a reaction.

[cdizzy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo58oWW09qQ


:lol: I love that movie. We watch it every year before christmas.

[rudeney]

looking for creative suggestions for what to do with an old dish (any type)
the more creative the better. this is for a project. not for my old dish

Whew! I thought maybe you were having problems with the gold-plated dish of yours, Curt! :lol:

How about using it as a birdbath?

[Justin23]

Sharpen the edges and use a guillotine.

J

[racermd]

Seeing as how it's a (mostly) parabolic reflector, it would make a great spotlight reflector. Simply smooth it out with something like sandpaper, coat it with a highly-reflective coating (like aluminum foil or that safety tape stuff), and mount a light at the point where the LNBs would sit and aim it into the reflector.

This works well the other way around, too, making for a great solar BBQ. Again, make it nice and shiny, aim at the sun, then put a hot dog or marshmallow where the LNBs would normally be.

Damn science fair projects... /muttering

[br408408]

paint it black and aim it at a neighbors house. make it evident you are aiming straight at their most used room.
stand out next to it with headphones on and a remote in your hand and stare at them. if they come out shake your head somewhat furtively then quickly duck away.

this will get a reaction.

Only one thing to add:

Every time you walk in front of it, bend down to walk under the beam that is radiating from it

[curt8403]

Seeing as how it's a (mostly) parabolic reflector, it would make a great spotlight reflector. Simply smooth it out with something like sandpaper, coat it with a highly-reflective coating (like aluminum foil or that safety tape stuff), and mount a light at the point where the LNBs would sit and aim it into the reflector.

This works well the other way around, too, making for a great solar BBQ. Again, make it nice and shiny, aim at the sun, then put a hot dog or marshmallow where the LNBs would normally be.

Damn science fair projects... /muttering

that does sound interesting. perhaps add a rotor at the base so that the dish can rotate, and then use it to attract Flying Saucers/

[kfcrosby]

In this weather... snow sled :)

[David MacLeod]

Only one thing to add:

Every time you walk in front of it, bend down to walk under the beam that is radiating from it

good point, and if carrying anything use it to help shield your head :)