blasto
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Post by blasto on Feb 14, 2022 19:56:45 GMT -8
So, now that Bioquip is closing their business, where can I get the Cornell Drawers? Do you know anyone that makes these here in the US?
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Post by Paul K on Feb 14, 2022 20:27:25 GMT -8
So, now that Bioquip is closing their business, where can I get the Cornell Drawers? Do you know anyone that makes these here in the US? Leptraps ?
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Post by Paul K on Feb 14, 2022 20:31:27 GMT -8
Fortunately I don’t have a problem. I’m always getting my drawers from Europe and there are few good producers of those unlike in US where everyone was depended on one source only. Time to move on and ditch Cornells. European drawers are better quality, cheaper and sizes are design better to save space.
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Post by vabrou on Feb 14, 2022 23:17:50 GMT -8
Why don't you fabricate your own Cornell size drawers, same for ballast boxes and traps. I did all these thing and I far exceeded the quality of these things. What's more is they worked better and were more functionable than anything on the market. I even published the details of how to fabricate these things. Here is my Cornell drawer.
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Post by vabrou on Feb 14, 2022 23:22:45 GMT -8
Here is my ballast box accomodates 175, 400, 750, 1,000 watt ballast kit.
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Post by exoticimports on Feb 15, 2022 5:09:22 GMT -8
Fortunately I don’t have a problem. I’m always getting my drawers from Europe and there are few good producers of those unlike in US where everyone was depended on one source only. Time to move on and ditch Cornells. European drawers are better quality, cheaper and sizes are design better to save space. It wouldn't be financially sound to ditch Cornell drawers. I have hundreds of dollars in unit pinning trays, and my office layout is effectively designed around the Cornell cabinets. Even if I threw away the investment, the size of the room dictates that I'd need drawers/ cabinets exactly the width of the Cornell drawers/ cabinets. Chuck
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Post by jshuey on Feb 15, 2022 6:19:57 GMT -8
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Post by jhyatt on Feb 15, 2022 7:02:22 GMT -8
Jshuey,
How are yours coming? Canada Post? I've been trying for ages to have him do a large shipment by truck delivery, and it's been impossible to arrange... he said he couldn't even get a quote from a trucking company. In normal times, there'd be a good economy of scale in truck delivery.
jh
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Post by exoticimports on Feb 15, 2022 7:28:00 GMT -8
JS, that's a great price. IIRC, my most recent Bioquip kits cost almost that much.
JH, shipping by truck during COVID has become a nightmare, and expensive, as in multiple times what it would have cost three years ago. I'd give it six months and see what happens...hey, I can see you becoming the US regional distributor!
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Post by papiliotheona on Feb 15, 2022 12:56:37 GMT -8
Is there anyone who makes, or can make, the 1041 drawer (18 x 24")?
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Post by vabrou on Feb 15, 2022 14:14:47 GMT -8
papiliotheona what is a 1041 drawer? 18" x 24" is not a standard size insect storage drawer N.A.. Here is one of my self-fabricated Cornell drawers. FYI - Seems that you are describing Bio Quip's display cases. These are not drawers as you described them. You do understand these are not for long term storage of specimens. Long term storage of any once living animals requires they be kept in total darkness protected from ultraviolet rays. You may be able to use such cases if you replace the standard glass with 1/8" UV resistant plexiglass. I have designed and manufactured 2'x2' and 2'x4' such display cases with UV resistant plexiglass for several museums public insect displays. Standard plexiglass is not UV resistant. As little as 6-12 months of not protecting your specimens from UV rays usually results in the fading to white of all colors of once living materials.
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Post by joachim on Feb 15, 2022 16:16:18 GMT -8
try to contact lehrmittelberlin.de/, the side is in german only but you can use translation from google. Prise are okay, just the transpowrt to the US might be expensive. Joachim
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Post by kevinkk on Feb 15, 2022 17:44:53 GMT -8
Probably the best thing I did for my collection, and I use Bioquip's 18"x 12" cases was to make my own storage cabinets to keep the cases in darkness, for now, I've still got 5 empty cases, at my rate of collecting, I'll be ok for sometime to come, a little drawer pull on the front, and presto. Space is always going to be an issue, and it was space that led me to make that particular decision. I'll just have to worry about the future later. Light, especially sunlight is a problem for anything, you may notice in many museums flash photos are prohibited.
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Post by papiliotheona on Feb 15, 2022 18:22:27 GMT -8
FYI - Seems that you are describing Bio Quip's display cases. These are not drawers as you described them. You do understand these are not for long term storage of specimens. Long term storage of any once living animals requires they be kept in total darkness protected from ultraviolet rays. You may be able to use such cases if you replace the standard glass with 1/8" UV resistant plexiglass. I have designed and manufactured 2'x2' and 2'x4' such display cases with UV resistant plexiglass for several museums public insect displays. Standard plexiglass is not UV resistant. As little as 6-12 months of not protecting your specimens from UV rays usually results in the fading to white of all colors of once living materials. They are covered up at all times.
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Post by exoticimports on Feb 15, 2022 18:53:19 GMT -8
try to contact lehrmittelberlin.de/, the side is in german only but you can use translation from google. Prise are okay, just the transpowrt to the US might be expensive. Joachim Off topic, I love that store! It used to be called Fiebig Lehrmittel. They had the back room with fabulous specimens from old collections. It's been decades since I've been there. Chuck
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