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Spartan Shield

Build a shield from an old satellite dish.
You'll need a knife, a wrench, some rope, a dish, and a marker.

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Step 1The dish

Take the dish off the rest of the unit. You will notice that there are holes in the dish. Don't try to patch these, they're perfect.

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46 comments

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Aug 16, 2011. 6:59 PMdbarrett7 says:

Look at seamsters cap shield and make it like dis one

Dec 25, 2007. 6:52 AM

KentsOkay says:

Cool instructable, now if i just had a satellite dish t do it with :p

Jan 18, 2009. 8:14 PMWurdBendur says:

Use a wok.

Dec 25, 2007. 10:37 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

We just upgraded to a better dish and the guy who installed it just left it on the ground.

Sep 28, 2008. 10:38 AMkennyboy 2 says:

wow how does this help any???

Sep 28, 2008. 6:05 PMmasterochicken (author) says:

I'm sure it could easily defend me from one of your deadly K'nex rounds.

Sep 30, 2008. 4:05 AMkennyboy 2 says:

yeah but it woudlnt fom a 7mm magnum that can go through a engine block like nothing or a sword

Sep 30, 2008. 4:58 AMkennyboy 2 says:

and by 7mm i mean 7mm08 at lowest power it will zip throughcar engine blocks

Sep 30, 2008. 8:56 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

Ok. I don't really plan on getting in any gun battles with a shield. Ever hear of LARPing?

Sep 30, 2008. 10:12 AMkennyboy 2 says:

no i have not heard of LARPing

Aug 11, 2008. 1:14 PMpeach_fart says:

THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug 8, 2008. 10:37 PMEnigmaMax says:

perhaps you can carve the chevron?

Aug 9, 2008. 1:41 PMmasterochicken (author) says:

If I had a dremel or another piece of metal to use I would of.

May 30, 2008. 5:04 PMSt. Bastard says:

Wow. Completely un-helpful. Perhaps some more detailed instructions might help? But the rope handles chafe after about 30 seconds.

Dec 25, 2007. 12:16 AMMegax29 says:

instead of marker electric black duck tape will look much better

Apr 29, 2008. 5:21 AMchicks dig me says:

thank the lord for duck tape!!!

Dec 25, 2007. 10:13 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

That's what I was going to use but I didn't have any. And the marker I used was window marker so I'm probally going to wipe it off and put something else on.

Mar 6, 2008. 6:47 PMcasper.707 says:

masterochicken, that is NOT how you dress in California.Nice instructable though.

Dec 27, 2007. 3:52 PMmyron says:

To all who are interested, go to your local TV and satellite dish installer and check their dumpsters. They throw these things out all the time for either being damaged, too small or that they have too many. You probably could ask someone who works there but you could just check the dumpster out first. Make sure there aren't any stupid laws concerning garbage picking.

Dec 27, 2007. 6:35 PMmasterochicken (author) says:

thank you

Dec 25, 2007. 4:07 AMWilliz says:

Green jacket, purple shirt? My dear fellow that is not a good combination, but cool Shield.

Dec 25, 2007. 5:46 AMcry_wolf says:

I would agree, but the hat is nice :D

Dec 25, 2007. 10:17 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

Yeah that's my little brother, and it's a stussy hat. I don't where you guys are from but, around here THAT's style.

Dec 25, 2007. 11:23 AMcry_wolf says:

Where are you from? :D Usa here

Dec 25, 2007. 12:39 PMWilliz says:

England of Great Britain here.

Dec 25, 2007. 11:31 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

California bitches!

Dec 26, 2007. 10:59 AMcry_wolf says:

Lol Cali style i guess, Maryland here. Home of Baltimore, one of the msot dangerous cities in the U.S =/

Dec 26, 2007. 7:50 PMmasterochicken (author) says:

Don't say cali. My firefox spell checker says it isn't a real word. And it's more of a skater thing than anything.

Apr 28, 2008. 12:39 PMchicks dig me says:

woooo,you have fire fox.WHO DOESNT

Apr 28, 2008. 3:42 PMmasterochicken (author) says:

My sister and all my friends who don't even own a computer to name a few. But the point of my comment was that cali isn't a real word, not that I have Firefox. Your comment was unnecessary and unwanted.

Jan 18, 2009. 1:24 PMmg0930mg says:

So, firefox says lots of things aren't real words. Like masterochicken. So, therefore you have to change your name, because no one can say it!

Jan 19, 2009. 9:14 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

I was only kidding. I just get annoyed when people say "Cali" because it seems to further a stereotype.

Jan 19, 2009. 12:28 PMmg0930mg says:

I was just kiddin, too. What stereotype?

Apr 29, 2008. 5:18 AMchicks dig me says:

i suppose this is true.perhaps i missed the point

Dec 27, 2007. 8:55 AMcry_wolf says:

Definitely not a skater thing, around here its what people call it.

Dec 27, 2007. 1:34 PMmasterochicken (author) says:

do you skate?

Dec 27, 2007. 2:39 PMcry_wolf says:

Used to, but then got into parkour and graffiti. A few of my friends are sponsored by local board shops, and what not. I hang around a mix of skaters and other people lol

Jan 1, 2008. 6:27 AMmasterochicken (author) says:

I got bored of parkour and went back to skating. Graff doesn't interrupt much though.

Jan 1, 2008. 10:05 AMcry_wolf says:

Yeah i sucked at skating so going back to it really wouldnt help. Parkour is something i'm alot better at.