Where can I buy clear resin like the ones you see with scorpions or insects suspended in them please.?

Science stores or gem shops may have them.Where can I buy clear resin like the ones you see with scorpions or insects suspended in them please.?
There is a product called Bonda clear casting resin available from some craft shops. It comes with a separate liquid catalyst, mixing cup and measure in tins of 250g, 500g or 1kg.


A rectangular self releasing mould is an optional extra.


I hope you are not planning to use insects - so cruel. There are lots of other possibilities.Where can I buy clear resin like the ones you see with scorpions or insects suspended in them please.?
You want a 2-part ';casting'; resin for things that will be thicker than 1/2';. (Those are polyester resins, not epoxy resins, btw).





One of the most common brand of polyester resin is Cast 'N Craft which should be available at most craft, hobby and art supply stores (epoxy resins will also be available--some common brands of those are Envirotex, Ultra Glo, etc.).


Those stores may also have molds to use with the polyester resins, but you can use other very smooth silicone items as well like ice cube trays, etc.





There should be instructions in the box telling you how to suspend things in the resin (in a mold) by creating a layer, waiting a while, adding the item, then adding more resin, etc. The timing will be important though.





Someone else mentioned another kind of resin above too, the kind called floral setting resins which often hold the stems of artificial flowers in place inside a vase and resemble water, but those won't ever get as hard as the two I mentioned above so unless you'll be keeping your resin and bugs in a container (vase, glass jar,etc.) permanently, you wouldn't want to use it.





You might also want to check out this page at my site on all those types of 2-part resin... how to color them, mix them, etc.:


http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_mate鈥?/a>


(...look under Epoxy for the colorants, etc., if you're interested since they're the same for polyesters as epoxies)








HTH,





Diane B.
I really like to use Castin' Craft brand fror my pendants and keychains. It's found at most craft stores, like Michael's, and you can also find it at various places online, including eBay. It is a two part resin, using just a few drops of catalyst to get it to harden. Castin' Craft also sells translucent dyes, opaque dyes, molds, and just about anything else you need for casting resin.
Hobbycraft sell a product that you could use. It's aimed at people who want to use a vase and artificial flowers and make the vase hold the flowers upright and look like water.





Guess this will do the trick.