Cast an insect

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    • #14437
      Robby
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      Hi!
      After doing many projects over the years with resin, I had to open my big mouth and offered to cast a large beetle into a paperweight that a coworker had found. After doing a bit of research, I realized it was going to take a bit more prep than I had thought. I dried the beetle for a few weeks and took the utmost care in this project so that I didn’t screw it up. Well, I screwed it up! I dipped in resin to get a coat on it so as to avoide air bubbles and the damn resin didn’t cure correctly! Of course! Then I further mutilated by experimenting to see if maybe it would be ok if encased in more resin….it wasn’t. So instead of fessing up to screwing up her awesome little beetle, I ordered one of the same type online (deadinsects.net !!!) and I’m ready for round two!!!
      Does anyone have experience encasing an insect and getting the resin crystal clear? Help!

    • #14443
      Katherine Swift
      Keymaster

      Any chance the beetle wasn’t dry? I haven’t tried this but I’ve heard about others ‘drying’ insects in alcohol (then drying them out) before using them in resin.

    • #14448
      Robby
      Guest

      Thanks for your response, I did actually have him in alcohol for the fort week and then had him sitting out for the remaining two. I’m pretty sure he was dry, but I don’t know of a way to say definitively.

      • #14453
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        Could you try casting a little bit of the resin as a test without the beetle? That will help me troubleshoot whether the problem is the resin or the beetle.

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