kiwi
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Post by kiwi on Apr 17, 2012 18:50:26 GMT -8
Where do you buy glue boards? or mounting cards, to glue small insect to?
so far ive been cuting them myself from paperbut i would rather buy some in bulk , save me cuting them myself and would look more tidy
just after ones 20mm by 10mm
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Post by Chris Grinter on Apr 17, 2012 22:05:47 GMT -8
I'd suggest point mounting instead of glue boards - the boards obstruct an entire view of the insect and often make removal impossible if not difficult without damage. And if you're really getting into small insects points are the only way to go (or keeping them in ethanol).
If you live in the US BioQuip is a great entomology supplier - however you can often find their products elsewhere for cheaper. The triangular hole-punches for point-mounts are used by train conductors and many other professions and you can find them for 10-30$ cheaper from other sites.
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Post by africaone on Apr 18, 2012 0:11:46 GMT -8
what is point mounting ?  |
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Post by Chris Grinter on Apr 18, 2012 0:38:34 GMT -8
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Post by africaone on Apr 18, 2012 0:54:47 GMT -8
thanks !  |
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kiwi
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Post by kiwi on Apr 19, 2012 23:36:50 GMT -8
Hey thanks
ive been using glue boards for awile now, an the glue i use is rather good as it doesnt set hard kinda stays soft.
anyway i could change to points i guess , the glue boards just looked rather neat in rows.
im in New Zealand does bioquip post worldwide?
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Post by zdenol123 on Apr 20, 2012 2:03:32 GMT -8
Hey Kiwi. keep doing it ;D This seller is really good and ships worldwide for good prices > www.entosphinx.cz/?lang=enPoint mounting is a great method for really tiny species, but cant imagine doing it with the large ones. I dont think a beetle in size of say 15 mm can be point mounted ( u mentioned glue boards bigger than 20 x 10mm, so I m guessing the size of beetle ). Good luck ! |
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Post by timoinsects on Apr 22, 2012 7:05:53 GMT -8
thouse borads are very cheap. in websites there're some,yes.
however,you can also make yourself by cutting the stiff-card boards if your specimens are not too many.
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