old satalite dish- what do you do with yours?

well, some great ideas- the bloodshot eye, Gunner, is a doozy! Will look into the solar cooking, that is interesting. Thanks a bunch. (of West Virginia wild flowers )

I have a neighbor who makes backyard ponds with them. She does them up real nice with native rocks around them and a little waterfall. She puts a motor under the waterfall, the hole in the middle has a return hose with a screen over it to keep trash out. Looks good and is useful for dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, (any animal that is free to roam the yard) to have fresh water all the time. I wish I had one.

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Now THAT is a great idea! Now I have something to use to convince my hubby I need to get those two old satellite dishes at my sister's house.

Ravenlost (also 5'2")

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How big are the big dishes, anyway? We've never had one, but I can see the potential uses!

Kathleen

Ours is 7 1/2 feet in diameter, but I've seen larger ones. Wish I had a few of them...

We gave ours away, when we moved in 3 yrs. ago.
Well, we gave all the "boxes" that went with it, electronic gear.
The guy wanted the boxes & hauled away the 12' Dish as a favor.
As we were loading it I discovered it was aluminum.
I might could have sold it for a few dollars, for scrap.

That's okay, we have a big pond & a small pond. So I was glad to get the thing out of the yard.
I hope he enjoys it.

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We were thinking about getting one too.

But can't find anyone inthe area who still handles them.

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They are heck to drain and clean! Might keep that in mind. Not all that great for ducks...I have 10 ft dish and when it became obsolete it got pressed into service as a trellis. So it's now covered with Clematis and Honeysuckle! Sure smells nice. LOL

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Hi,

www.RedRok.com has some solar energy related uses.
They make good solar concentrators, or they can be uses as a tracking mount for solar PV (electric) collectors using the inexpensive tracker that Duane at RedRok sells kits for.
The first one listed here is an example: http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/pv.htm#Tracking

Gary

a 4-Her had taken a 10 foot dish drilled holes about every six-eight inches around the perimter. strung rope up to a loop. then sewed a large comforter type cusion for it and used it as a swing-bed lounger.. My daughter wants one now..

I turned mine upside down drilled holes and mounted legs on it, put a heat lamp in the center and have a really neat and efficient chick brooder.

I have one that was left from Dish tv. It is only a 16 inch, but hubby covered it in foil today, doesn't really cook, buts makes sun tea in about 10 min.

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...just a thought... Free to air television?

C-band or Ku-band?

Exactly! Use it for what it was designed for! There's tons of free programming still out there.
http://www.skyvision.com/

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True, and I did receive the skyvision magazine for about a year.

But man, I hate buying stuff sight un-seen through mail-order. I want to walk into a store-front and talk to a guy, and be shown a system that works, then compare part 'A', to part 'B'. etc. Then make a purchase.

I have known guys with motor-driven BUDs watching stuff off 13 satellites, and a monthly program guide the size of a city phone book. But again that was years ago, when I was still being transferred every few years to a different area. Now the market for BUDS seems to have gone away in favour of Dish-network or DirectTV. Because with them folks pay a monthly bill [which is what folks prefer to do].

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Had one at my place when I moved in and the hand dug well had an old wooden cover that needed replacing that is where I put the dish it is great keeps the kids out of the well and has a hole just perfect to put some PVC pipe down into the well and then mount a pump on the dish when I get home.

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I recently saw one of the big black wire mesh ones left where it was with morning glories...very pretty this time of year but I'm not sure I'd appreciate it in the winter.

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Marlene

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There are some great ideas here! Whenever we take a Sunday drive, I always see these dishes in peoples backyards and have often wondered how to recycle them. Recently I saw a program on the Discovery channel about Dome homes. Maybe if you could get enough of the sat. dishes, you could build a dwelling? LOL

If anyone is looking for one, for Free...check out the http://www.freecycle.org/ network.

"...The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free.

The Freecycle Network was started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson's downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure!..."