USED SATTELITE DISH
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Oct 07, 2012One of the really big old ones?Helpful Reply
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Z on Oct 07, 2012Maybe a bird bath?Helpful Reply
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MARY T on Oct 09, 2012I have not measured it, but it is the smaller dish (gray) from Direct TV. Becky: I like your idea! Thank you. I've wanted a bird bath since I was a kid!Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Oct 09, 2012You can use it for a squirrel baffle on your bird feeders if you turn it upside down. Or attach it right side up, poke a couple of holes in it and a bit of dirt and plant some succulents in it, or something that is flat and trailing for the birds to sit on while they are enjoying the food.Helpful Reply
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MARY T on Oct 09, 2012I'm liking the bird idea more and more. Thank you Four Season!Helpful Reply
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Z on Oct 09, 2012I hope it works for that Mary. I wonder if you could use the flat back marbles to cover it and disguise that it is really a satellite dish.Helpful Reply
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Z on Oct 09, 2012I think the dish is made of plastic Sheila. At least they look like they are. Great idea if they aren't though.Helpful Reply
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MARY T on Oct 09, 2012Thank you Sheila G. I will keep that in mind. I haven't taken a look at it since my hubby took it down. Thanks for your input! ;-)Helpful Reply
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Z on Oct 09, 2012Well they could very well be. After I wrote that I got to thinking and I'm guessing they are metal with a coating that looks plastic.Helpful Reply
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Linda@nothingbutblueskyes on Oct 11, 2012definitely a planter of some sort. or a hanging bird feeder.Helpful Reply
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Shabby Paints on Oct 12, 2012Great Ideas. I use one that I had found for a fire pit cover to keep rain out and mosquitos out of it. But before you do that it would make a great Halloween costume. The metal ones can be used as a fire pit lined with lava rocks or a fake fire pit with orange colored rope light in the bottom with crystal clear or colored stones over that. We have a path done like that and it looks like a fire pit.Helpful Reply
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MARY T on Oct 13, 2012Thank you all. ;-)Helpful Reply
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Gail Salminen on Oct 13, 2012Thanks for posting this question. This was fun to look into. I remembered seeing something on this site about a repurposed dish but for the life of me can't find it. What I did come up with is a combination of things. Perhaps you can craft something from this site using several ideas such as; http://www.hometalk.com/topics/gardening?ref=top#!/426930 http://www.hometalk.com/topics/gardening?ref=top#!/170487 http://www.hometalk.com/topics/gardening?ref=top#!/523127 Above is various ideas for bases and uses for the dish. Below is a patio lighting idea. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/repurposed-satellite-dish-105171 ideas for big dishes http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1455989806073611714Xhutei http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Rose4843/Satalite%20dish%20gazebo/?action=view¤t=Dsc00630.jpg http://www.roanoke.com/community/salem/columnist/wb/211093 ideas for big and small http://ooooby.ning.com/group/funkflashfromjunktrash/forum/topics/repurposing-old-satellite?commentId=2549997%3AComment%3A79618&xg_source=activity&groupId=2549997%3AGroup%3A76994 After looking into it briefly, I would be inclined to do a mosaic like those in the link above and then sealing it so it can be used as a bird bath - we sure enjoy watching the birds in our bird bath. Please post a pic of the final project, I am interested in seeing it as I am sure others are too.Helpful Reply
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MARY T on Oct 13, 2012Gail: Holy cow! Thanks so much!Helpful Reply
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Gail Salminen on Oct 13, 2012@MARY T - you are most welcome it was fun and I enjoyed myself. Here is another ht post where you might get an idea for a base - they used it for a flower basket, but if you have an elevated deck, I am sure it could work for a bird bath too. http://www.hometalk.com/gailsalminen#!/584807Helpful Reply
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Liz Holland on Oct 13, 2012My husband wanted to make our old, big sattelite dish into a fountain base. Don't know the particulars but...it's a thought!Helpful Reply
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Maxine St.Clair on Oct 16, 2012I turned mine into a bird feeder and later on sold it.Helpful Reply
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MARY T on Oct 18, 2012Thank you everyone. I am really leaning to both a feeder and birdbath. Won't be working on it until spring.Helpful Reply
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TJB-INC Landscape Contractor on Oct 22, 2012Make a cool large wok!Helpful Reply
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Victoria on Oct 22, 2012I used one of those old metal open weave dishes to cover my coy pond in the winter. The pond was close to the side of the house and the meter reader had to walk around it to read the meter, I was afraid he would fall into it in the winter when the snow was on the pond. A great free safety solution.Helpful Reply
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Stephenie Klingler - Professional Master Gardener on Jun 20, 2015Id like to see your finished project.Helpful Reply
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Nor1887278 on Jun 29, 2015We turned ours into a kiddie pool. We dug a hole, put gravel and drain tile in. Dug a hole in the middle od that hole and put a five gallon bucket with a sub pump in it. We have a faucet on one end and ran the drain faucet on the other. When it gets dirty, we turn the pump on and water thHelpful Reply
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