Best cushion & upholstery foam according to redditors

It’s not tempurpedic brand, but you can buy memory foam for crafts that may satisfy you in the same way. You can typically find it at craft/fabric stores, or like this on Amazon.

Some of those polystyrene beans can be noisy, the more expensive models often use shredded 'memory foam', usually some form of viscoelastic foam, usually low-resilience polyurethane (LRPu).

You can buy the shredded foam by the pound; let it expand, then substitute volume-for-volume in place of the existing beads. Use a shopvac with a drywall dust bag insert to remove the existing beads or they will get everywhere and stick to everything.

Lol, I had my work laptop open and booted in the kitchen. Chart suggests around .13 lb/cuft at a shore A 90 durometer. Try this guy on amazon; https://www.amazon.com/FOAM-WORLD-Foam-Sheet-24-72/dp/B0058KFUTI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478134533&sr=8-2&keywords=Packaging+polyurethane+foam

Iron plates on a metal bar will never be quiet. Invest in some tight fitting bumpers.

Regardless, the vibration from the drop would be more of a concern than rattling, so you'll need to get some kind of matting. David-w-144 listed some good topics, one of which uses those thick rubber playground tiles.

You might also look into upholstery foam blocks. These will compress quite a bit, so what you might think would be a 5" block pull, will actually be a 1.5" block pull once you have some weight on there. To make up for this you could just stand on two layers of 3/4" plywood.

I'm in the exact same boat. I dont like the look of a futon mattress folded halfway, so I'm looking at this. Getting two of them side by side is almost the exact dimensions of a full size mattress. And when not in use, Im thinking of having one serve as a backrest. I just havent been able to pinpoint how much it would be to have upholstered.

Shit I’m sorry, each the top and the bottom are $30 not combined, I did it in March and I misremembered this is the bottom and heres the top there’s a chart for how much you need

I would just build your own dude. All those aero cloner things are is a manifold with (x) amount of holes drilled in and (x) amount of mister heads, a decent submersible pump, a container with a lid (or manufacture a lid to fit out of Styrofoam or something similar! Bonus here is you also get inserts to stick the clones in safely) Create a manifold to fit your container. Make it a capital H shape sort of like this.In the middle of the 'H' use a Tee so you can make the connection to the pump. Tap the holes, for this application you could just find some screws with similar threading and drill/remove the manifold to tap for the misters. Connect the manifold to the pump and stick it to the bottom of the container, then fill with water (can use light nutrient solution) right up UNDER the manifold, not over it. While your pump soaks for a second, cut holes in your lid. (or cut lid to fit if using foam) Remember to make a little slot for the pump cord! Give the pump a test run AWAY FROM STUFF YOU WANNA KEEP DRY! Make sure all the misters are spraying good and not leaking (at least not too bad, no need to be mega perfect here) Then just get your clones ready! I know lots of guys that just use the insulation squares(rock wool) and just make the lid holes to fit them. I personally like the foam approach as is just feels better for me and i feel like it will give less problems with mold and other yuckies. I like to top it off with a light cabinet handle right in the middle so you can easily lift the lid (I just basically stole the handle from countless other aero cloners please dont sue me clone king lol) With this method you can make many smaller cloners or some bigger ones just dial up on the pump GPH! Just my opinion, many smaller ones might be easier to work with as youd have all the separation you need for organizing! Happy cloning bud!

> saying goodbye to VR-face

and also goodbye to light leak around the sides/temples which is also addressed. I'm going to do this for sure!

I ordered

(1) 2" x 18" x 18"

(1) 3" x 18" x 18" (going to see about 3" in spots. for science)

https://www.amazon.com/Upholstery-Cushion-Density-Replacement-Padding/dp/B00EV3W43S?th=1

It's not attractive.

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Put into perspective, sitting back in a recliner, legs spread.

Top layer of foam has a half-circle cutout the same size as the launch. Rounded the protruding edges a bit.

Bottom layer is set back a bit. I decided to make the overall thing a bit big to start with so it would hold the launch well. Might shrink it some as i fine tune it.

The whole thing sits flat on the recliner in front of me and holds the unit at the right position, it never falls over or has problems.

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Currently I sit it on one end of a towel, facing me and lay the other end over the top and it provides a complete towel cover for the brace. Was working out the fine tuning of it before I attempt to make a vinyl cover for it.

My next thing after making a cover is to see if I can add velcro on the rounded inner and put some on the launch so it can be positioned to ride a bit higher than against the pubic bone. Currently I use a rolled up hand towel to raise it.

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I have a few other things I've done. Some case modes and suction mods. Was half-debating posting some "Boggleby's Tips" kind of posts but wasn't sure if anyone would care.

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Anyway here's the foam brace (2 views) the black stuff along one edge isn't dirt or muck, it's where I used a pen to mark the cut. :)

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https://imgur.com/gallery/CBVjaL7

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This is the foam I used, we had some for another use. (If this is an affiliate link i cannot tell, please don't shoot me if it is): https://www.amazon.com/FoamTouch-Upholstery-Cushion-Density-Standard/dp/B00UKG6S1E/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=FoamTouch+Upholstery+Foam+Cushion+Medium+Density+Standard%2C+4%22+L+x+24%22+W+x+72%22+H&qid=1562470221&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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Adhesive spray to bond the two layers that will not damage teh foam: (Trust me, do not use this indoors, if you get overspray you are going to regret it): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AZ735/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I recently used this to make 5 foam batts in a few sizes.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6RQ3HJ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They are great for larger pieces and plates. They don't work well for small 1 pound bowls, they just slide away. I epoxied the foam to a wood bat and it holds marvelously. With a sharpie you can put circles on the foam for centering and it is very forgiving of odd lipps/imperfect circularity.

I bought this one because its pink: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UY17EGI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gHpCybZE62A1E

The color switch works better than I thought. Id say find a cheaper alternative than Sephoras.

>I don't quite understand the difference between open cell and closed cell foam.

Think the difference between a sponge (open cell) and a styrofoam cup (closed cell).

"Pluck Foam" is a pretty popular product for applications like this. Basically it's open-cell foam with a grid cut into it most of the way through the foam pad. This lets you "pluck out" various squares to approximate the shape of the object you're wanting to protect. Commonly used when transporting minis for wargaming.

Not sure you'd find some that thin, though. https://www.amazon.com/SRA-Cases-Pre-Scored-Insert-EN-AC-FG-A019/dp/B00NPWLUHW/ this one is $11 for a bit over a square foot, but it's also 5x thicker than what you're talking about.

Acoustic foam might be closer to what you're wanting, it's certainly in the right price and dimension range, but it's also got that "egg crate" pattern that might be annoying for your purposes. https://www.amazon.com/acoustic-soundproofing-insulation-soundproof-dampening/dp/B076JNCQ39/

Upholstery foam might also be what you're looking for. https://www.amazon.com/Density-Cushion-Replacement-Mattress-Padding/dp/B074TTHFD8/

Was browsing amazon for foam for a work project. https://www.amazon.com/IZO-All-Supply-CentriPUR-US-Upholstery/dp/B074TTHFD8/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_201_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=05GJMK83VEYM6KB5D80F

That seems like it would be annoying to use, the "hot spots" (where your arm makes the most contact with your desk) are the only part you should need to worry about if you're trying to reduce pain. If you want a pillow top desk you could buy a sheet of memory foam, cut it to size, wrap it in a pillow case (if you want to get fancy), and glue it down with some caulk to keep it from slipping (or just glue a rubber mat to the bottom to give it some grip.)

You can also buy it in a flat roll out sheet like the old school stuff but better.

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I have an arachnid soft tip board at home also. There are really two points that creat noise. First is the energy of the plastic tips hitting the plastic segment. That noise can't really be changed.

The second is the vibration after that. If I recall correctly there are two screws on the back of the board that you mount it with. I would but a 1/2 inch piece of wood to the wall then the mounting screws to that wood creating a 1/2 gap. Then place a section of 1/2 thick acoustic foam padding into that gap between the board and the wall. That's probably about as good as you will get.

The kid would be way warmer with a ½" high density upholstery foam Mybecca 0.5 x 24 x 72 High Density Upholstery Foam Cushion (Seat Replacement, Upholstery Sheet, Foam Padding) Made in USA 1/2" X 24" X 72" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ3ZBPW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_zUoLAbHPK789G and some reflectrix

How much foam? I get upholstery foam from Amazon. http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EV3W43S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I made my own cushion. I bought some of this.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AL2J3BO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And used the cover from another seat cushion. I traced the pattern of my car seat then cut a hole in the center so that area has no cushion. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51rDpRBlV%2BL.jpg Similar to this, but the opening is much bigger. It's helped a lot.

https://www.amazon.com/AK-TRADING-Foam-Sheet-24/dp/B0058KFUHA