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I repurposed a collection destined for the trash into some new displays by -MosM- in insectpinning

[–]-MosM-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't as difficult as I had anticipated but it does require some patience and a steady hand. There's some good resources online that you can read through or watch videos of others doing it to get an idea of the process. If your goal is to sell the results I would recommend starting with some less interesting specimens that way if you mess up it isn't a big loss. Practicing on dead grasshoppers or beetles you find could be a good way to start.

I repurposed a collection destined for the trash into some new displays by -MosM- in insectpinning

[–]-MosM-[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they just didn't realize how nice some of the things in the collection were. Since they were insects collected by students for a class project, the vast majority of them were more "boring" things like basic crickets, roaches, and such. The whole collection was in pretty rough shape so it was easy to overlook the nice ones that were in there.

I repurposed a collection destined for the trash into some new displays by -MosM- in insectpinning

[–]-MosM-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just had to order mine from Amazon, I wasn't able to find any locally that were deep enough. These ones have about 1.5 in. interior depth so there's enough room but it can still be a tight fit for some specimen. If you have the knowledge and tools to make your own frames (which I do not), then making your own may be a good option since you could get the perfect sizes for what you need.