Good uses for old brake rotors?

[Reddinr]

I have a number of old brake rotors laying around because I'm a pack rat. I made one of them into a stand but there must be some creative uses beyond that. I've seen these examples on this forum: Rotary table auxiliary table, index wheel and grinder stand. Anyone else repurposed brake rotors?

 

[middle.road]

I've got one of these on a tall (6) gallon bucket. Always tipping over.
I took one of the PackRat® rotors that I have laying around and put it in the bottom of the bucket. No more tipping.
Of course when I go to grab it to move it I forget it's in there...

 

[silverhawk]

Go to the back yard metal casting web site. He starts by building a gingery large and ends up using cast iron to make things by melting it.

joe

 

[RJSakowski]

We have a floor lamp that used a concrete (and I use the term loosely) weight at the base for stabilizing. It finally disintegrated and I replaced it with an old rotor. No more wobble.

 

[Reddinr]

If I go to the casting web site I might pick up another hobby... Not sure dear wife could take me with yet another bunch of projects, equipment to buy etc.

Course, can't hurt to look...

 

[Nutfarmer]

I use them to weight down tarps covering out side stored equipment

 

[ELHEAD]

Large one from a full size van, a piece of leftover 2" rigid conduit, and a small poc of scrap 1/4" plate made a portable vise stand. ( no pic)
Flywheel for drill.

 

[Mitch Alsup]

 

[ddickey]

You can use them to tram and check nod on your mill. New ones are very flat.

 

[GunsOfNavarone]

I don't know about you, but when I replace them, it's because they are slightly warped.. I have 2 in the garage as we speak and I thought about putting on the index table and using a fly cutter to skim cut them. If I had to take them under spec, of course I wouldn't use them, I'm just wondering if I can re-true my own rotors? Lathe's swing isn't enough..
Sorry this didn't give any idea how to re-purpose them, my uses have already been covered.