Post by websoflace on Dec 11, 2014 1:19:02 GMT
I started resining insects, mostly spiders about two years ago when my alcohol preservation faded the hourglasses on my widows. It was very hard to find information on how to resin them without them shriveling, silvering, floating, etc. So I finally (after many wasted spiders) was able to come up with viable methods. This only has worked for me on medium to large spiders as small spiders fall apart far too easily. The primary issue is the silvering, or if you're dry preserving, the shriveling of the abdomen once the organs have dried, so I'll cover that first for anyone who doesn't intend on imbedding the spider in resin (and for those who do intend to).
1. Soak in alcohol for a day or two
2. With tiny scissors, clip the abdomen from the carapace
3. Insert a small gauge, blunt tip needle (20-24), into the abdomen where it had been connected with the carapace
4. Leave the needle in the abdomen but remove the syringe from the needle and clean it out
5. Replace the syringe and pour in clear nail polish (resin is too thick and cures too slowly)
6. Inject the nail polish slowly, and have fast drying superglue ready
7. Pull the needle out and seal with the glue (alternatively, you can just fill them with the glue if you have an attachment that is thin enough)
8. Sand off excess glue with a dremmel tool (if there is any), careful not to break the seal
9. Superglue the abdomen back onto the carapace
Now, if legs shriveling in the resin is a problem, all you have to do is pour resin out on a flat piece of silicone, wait for it to cure and superglue the legs into position before putting the whole setup in a mold.
Alternatively, I can do it for you, and fancy too. Despite that most of my spiders are made lady-like, I can do plain ones, creepy ones, and yes, gentlemanly ones.
As a side note on the photoed piece below, one thing I wish I'd done is been a little less careful. Sometimes you have to massage the leg joints a bit so that the last joint doesn't bow inward like you see here. However, I was very afraid to break this one as the markings were so defined and pretty and its legs were extra stiff.
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1. Soak in alcohol for a day or two
2. With tiny scissors, clip the abdomen from the carapace
3. Insert a small gauge, blunt tip needle (20-24), into the abdomen where it had been connected with the carapace
4. Leave the needle in the abdomen but remove the syringe from the needle and clean it out
5. Replace the syringe and pour in clear nail polish (resin is too thick and cures too slowly)
6. Inject the nail polish slowly, and have fast drying superglue ready
7. Pull the needle out and seal with the glue (alternatively, you can just fill them with the glue if you have an attachment that is thin enough)
8. Sand off excess glue with a dremmel tool (if there is any), careful not to break the seal
9. Superglue the abdomen back onto the carapace
Now, if legs shriveling in the resin is a problem, all you have to do is pour resin out on a flat piece of silicone, wait for it to cure and superglue the legs into position before putting the whole setup in a mold.
Alternatively, I can do it for you, and fancy too. Despite that most of my spiders are made lady-like, I can do plain ones, creepy ones, and yes, gentlemanly ones.
As a side note on the photoed piece below, one thing I wish I'd done is been a little less careful. Sometimes you have to massage the leg joints a bit so that the last joint doesn't bow inward like you see here. However, I was very afraid to break this one as the markings were so defined and pretty and its legs were extra stiff.
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