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 TripleB
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 spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? 
#2723238 - 05/24/04 02:22 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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when doing a print, which is better, an index card that is fairly thick, or a piece of folded up tinfoil? and why? ... just wonderin...
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 Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2723256 - 05/24/04 02:27 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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foil is better. index card is paper and seems like it could draw moisture=contams. Plus theres bleach in the paper and probably other chemicals. Foil is what my turtle uses and works just fine. If it aint broke, don't fix it.
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2723260 - 05/24/04 02:28 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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glass slides are the way top go u get every last spore off them sukkers with a razor blade.
tin foil for me is a lil hard to get the whole print off and if the tinfoil wrinkles your screwed.then again im not a delicate when i try this stuff i just scrape everything off and i end up ripping the tin foil and i get pissed lol
index cards never tried
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: tripin420]
#2724191 - 05/24/04 06:05 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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You can use the extra heavy duty tin foil instead, its really thick stuff, you have to try really hard to tear it up.
I prefer it (when not printing in jars) because I can put a sheet on the stove for a few seconds and it will be completely sterile and ready to use right away.
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: csuidae]
#2724303 - 05/24/04 06:45 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah, i think glass would work best, but the foil should work out wrell, too, try using a marker to flatten out the foil so they dont stick. i use that for my Research CHemicals, and i cant imagine spores that stick to stuff more than 2c-i...
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 Jopo
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2724405 - 05/24/04 07:15 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I once had made a print onto a playing card!
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DieCommie
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2724409 - 05/24/04 07:17 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Index Cards suck....I hate when i get one from the vvvv print thread
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2724416 - 05/24/04 07:21 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I use foil,just because I think it is a neater presentation and it is protected more(by folding into itself)and its easier to get a cleaner syringe(no scraping paper pulp into your syringe).
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Jopo
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2724468 - 05/24/04 07:38 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ya tinfoil works, but if you can get a hold of some petri dishes i highly reccomend them!
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: Jopo]
#2724506 - 05/24/04 07:49 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Jopo said:
Ya tinfoil works, but if you can get a hold of some petri dishes i highly reccomend them!
Plastic petri's don't work too well because of the static electricity that causes the spores stick to the plate.
Glass is better.
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2724755 - 05/24/04 08:44 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Glass and/or Foil always.
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TripleB
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2724817 - 05/24/04 08:57 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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ok DieCommie, wut do u suggest then?
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Rose
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2725206 - 05/24/04 10:09 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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WAX PAPER...
Sorry I yelled that, but I can't believe nobody's said it. You can wipe it down with alcohol... fold it like foil. It is thick... worst case, you get some wax with your spores... but the spores pop right off! And, like glass, you can see through it. Great for trades.
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 Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: Rose]
#2725328 - 05/24/04 10:36 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I print im my old 1/2 pint jars  at least they are used nowdays 
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DieCommie
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2726268 - 05/25/04 02:29 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
TripleB said:
ok DieCommie, wut do u suggest then?
foil
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 Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2726522 - 05/25/04 04:26 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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I agree glass slides are best.
Plastic sucks as static makes the spores stick.
Paper sucks as the porous surface is hard to get spores off (especially with light prints).
Foil is good because it is cheap, easy to sterilize, and spores scrape off with ease. Glass does not work well for trades as the slides can get broken in the mail if not propely protected (I got one like that). If making prints for trades, foil is probably the best way to go IMO.
Heavy duty tinfoil is the only kind to buy. Stay away from that cheap crap you can poke a hole through kust by looking at it too hard...
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2728382 - 05/25/04 03:32 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Has anyone tried the non-stick foil, I think it's called Release. I've made a print on it but have not tried to scrap the spores off it yet but it seems like it should work good.
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Jopo
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: SgtStone]
#2728455 - 05/25/04 03:41 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well i guess i will have to get me a hold of some glass petri slides, i have old slides my grade 12 teacher gave me along while back and i don't mind them to much!
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TripleB
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2730103 - 05/25/04 09:50 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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well wut about a Playing Card?? .. like a uummm card from a deck of cards.. thats heavy duty and coated with glossy stuff, so the print should come off super easy right? and its THICK/COATED nothing should go through it... hhhhhhmmmmmmm i have these cards that i never used before, they have 100$ bills for backs and fronts hehe... i should print on those????
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ATWAR
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Re: spore printing: Index Cards, or Tinfoil? [Re: TripleB]
#2730191 - 05/25/04 10:05 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Seriously?
You could print a mushroom on those, but I really don't see any advantages. Do you not own foil or something?
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