{"id":7543,"date":"2011-01-25T17:26:23","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T22:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovepac.com\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2019-01-21T17:51:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T22:51:32","slug":"understanding-the-numbers-for-foam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovepac.com\/en\/2011\/01\/25\/understanding-the-numbers-for-foam\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Numbers For Foam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why is my raw foam sheet never the right size? For the same reason a wood 2&#215;4 is never 2\u2019\u2019 by 4\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take the 2\u2019\u2019 plank for example. We call it \u00a0a 48\u2019\u2019x108\u2019\u2019 plank with a thickness of 2\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>But in reality it measures \u00a02 1\/8\u2019\u2019. Why ? 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