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  1. 22nd July 2015, 08:52 PM #1
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    What can I do with old brake rotors?

    So I've ordered new rotors and sent my old pads off to have new pad fitted but what can I do with the old rotors.

    They are a fair lump of steel and I think someone has to have come up with an idea of what they can be used for. Art, Craft or something like that. I can stick weld reasonable and I'm buying an AC/DC TIG welder with this years tax return.

    Ideas please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joel0407 View Post
    So I've ordered new rotors and sent my old pads off to have new pad fitted but what can I do with the old rotors.

    They are a fair lump of steel and I think someone has to have come up with an idea of what they can be used for. Art, Craft or something like that. I can stick weld reasonable and I'm buying an AC/DC TIG welder with this years tax return.

    Ideas please.

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    They are cast so not as easy to weld as you think
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    Quote Originally Posted by joel0407 View Post
    So I've ordered new rotors and sent my old pads off to have new pad fitted but what can I do with the old rotors.

    They are a fair lump of steel and I think someone has to have come up with an idea of what they can be used for. Art, Craft or something like that. I can stick weld reasonable and I'm buying an AC/DC TIG welder with this years tax return.

    Ideas please.

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    They could be used as feet for an Arken****en.
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    Not just me that then... I couldn't help but think that I should have a use for a big lump of metal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alien View Post
    They could be used as feet for an Arken****en.
    Alot of call for a arken****en in Darwin
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    Ours all go to scrap once a fortnight there pretty useless must be a pretty od ball car if you are geting the pads relined
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    Quote Originally Posted by 460cixy View Post
    must be a pretty od ball car if you are geting the pads relined
    Nah, just cheaper. Queensland Friction Materials are pretty good to talk to. Very helpful and will work with you for what ever you want. I want something that will work well from stone cold when I need traction control to work when in mud and going slow. The heaviest trailer I tow is only 500kg fully loaded but it's unbraked so I go across the weigh bridge at 2950kg GCM. They gave me a few options, some would provide better friction but might sqeal if only used gentally, some have more dust but are softer on the rotors, some might sound grindy.

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