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That is too bad that you got a core which tested at the lower end of the ILD range for that target ILD.  If you had run closer to 42 ILD, you might have survived this.  It could be that 2 of your layers are firmer than 37.8 (because your mattress came from two cores).  It is too bad you don't have the label for those two.  It must have been glued over at the end, or cut off and glued on the end of another Cal King component.

If memoryfoam.com was still selling their 44 ILD LI foam, I would suggest using them because you could return it.  However they removed that from their website and only sell 28 ILD now.

As far as I am aware, there is no other retailer selling 44 ILD with a return policy.  I did contact LI about this, but never got a response from...

I didn't have enough soft latex to make mine.  I had a 1' X 1' square that was 3" thick.  It was 14 ILD talatech.  It seemed promising, but it was too hard to tell with that little material.  The material was just a sample I purchased from a seller of latex.

Let me know how yours works out, if you do it....

I own both the blended talatech and the 100% natural talatech from LI.

Both look very similar.  Both feel very similar.  The natural smells more.  I haven't owned them long enough to make personal durability claims.

I can tell you this, the next time I buy latex, it will be a blend.  In my opinion, there is no point in seeking out the natural.

100% natural seems to imply something.  However, from what I understand, stuff needs to be added to all latex to turn it in to foam.  Is it really 100% natural in the end?  Something to think about.

When I look at my 100% natural topper, it doesn't look like anything I would find out in nature.  It definitely looks man made....

The JCPenney zoned latex is indeed made by Latex International.  I have one of those.

If you want another one made by LI,

http://www.memoryfoam.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MFMLATPILLOWP

Has them.  Authentic Talatech in factory LI packaging.  The Soft version is softer than the JCPenney zoned latex.  I'm not sure how the Medium or Firm versions compare.

I would make that a link above, but it is too complicated on this new forum....

    I initially called my creation the FrankenBed because it was made from "parts." The word is taking on a new meaning, as in, I am creating a monster.

The basic outline was a latex core, an Intelli-Gel topper from MyComfort, and something in between, possibly 2" of Foamex memory foam.

The first major piece to arrive (not counting the foundation on top of a set of Bed Beams), is the latex core. I'll get the Intelli-Gel topper on Monday or Tuesday.

I think I might already have a problem. I ordered an ILD 40 Talatech blend core, and I don't think it's going to be firm enough. I initially ordered a 44 but then changed my mind and went with a 40. I should have stayed with the 44. The core actually tested out at an average ILD of 37.8, but I'm not claiming the 2 points is what makes...

I asked LI where they manufactured their Natural Talatech [1], and about the 5.6" and 6" molds [2], but not about the L & W dimensions of their molds.

The Cal King core that I just received today answers some questions while posing others. I ordered the core sliced into two 2.8" thick layers, and those layers cut in half "split king" fashion, for a total of 4 pieces each 36x84x2.6.

• There is only one mold number. This would seem to indicate that it's one core rather than two.
  
• There is only one label showing the results of the ILD tests taken at 9 different places on the core. This would also seem to indicate that it was manufactured as a single core. [4]
  
• There is one seam 6" from the end of each piece. This is a bit weird. I would expect 4" since a Cal King is 4" longer than a King...

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