Hub internals all being replaced which leaves me with a brand new rear deore hub shell (cheapest option was to buy the whole shell).

So, what inventive uses have got for a hub shell?  I’m reasonably DIY competent, but don’t have a lathe so extreme remodelling is out of the question.

Pen Holder

Bookmarking

Edit* that’s not a use, I am just following the thread 😉

Shot glass? (bit ‘o blutac to seal it up etc)

Difficult YoYo

Awkward drinking straw

Pastry cutter of specific width

Cocktail stick display unit

Uncomfortable massage roller

Cat baffler

Novelty auctioneers gavel

Low tech listening device

Avant Garde hat

Spare hub shell

Just need 3 more..

Rolling pin for making baguettes.

Difficult YoYo

Awkward drinking straw

Pastry cutter of specific width

Cocktail stick display unit

Uncomfortable massage roller

Cat baffler

Novelty auctioneers gavel

Low tech listening device

Avant Garde hat

Spare hub shell

I think I saw most of them at Glastonbury ’02

I did this to a Campy hub shell. But I had use of a lathe.

Candle holder looks like a winner! Assuming the aesthetics pass “the test”.

House for a hub-snail?

Toilet roll holder

kitchen roll holder (hub attached to steerer tube, sits on brake rotor to create base)

candle stick (as above)

key holder/slot for back door key

My gf is in archeology and uses one of my old  Bulbs as a reel for her string line.

My gf is in archeology and uses one of my old Bulbs

They were still making them in 2004!