What is 18pt in Board Feet?

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What is 18 Pints (US Liquid) (18pt) in Board Feet (FBM)?

What is 18pt in FBM? Convert 18 Pints (US Liquid) (18pt) to Board Feet (FBM) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Pints (US Liquid) to Board Feet

Formula
FBM = pt / 4.99
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Board Feet, divide the number of Pints (US Liquid) by 5.0
Pints (US Liquid) (pt) in 1 Board Foot
There are 4.99 Pints (US Liquid) in 1 Board Foot
Board Feet (FBM) in 1 Pint (US Liquid)
There are 0.2 Board Feet in 1 Pint (US Liquid)

Unit Information

Pint (US Liquid)
/pʌɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Pint (US Liquid)?

The US liquid pint is a unit of volume in the US customary system with the symbol pt.

1 US liquid pint is equal to 1/8 US liquid gallon. This is equal to 1/2 US liquid quart, 2 US cups, 4 US gills or 16 US fluid ounces. The SI / metric equivalent is 473.1765 ml.

From the early (1707) adoption of the British wine gallon at 231 in³, the American pint was born. Where all pints are 1/8 of their respective unit system's gallon, that put the US pint at 28.875 in³.

Board Foot
/bɔːd fʊt/
Symbol: FBM
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Board Foot?

The board foot is a unit of volume derived from the imperial system of units with the symbol FBM.

1 board foot is equal to the volume of an object one foot in length, one foot wide and one inch thick. It is therefore equal to 1/12 ft³.

The board foot is the unit used to measure rough or planed lumber. For example 2 x 4 timber when planed actually only measures 1.5 in x 3.5 in. This takes into account the wastage when planing. The board feet measurement in this case would represent the wholesale amount. Where the loss in board feet (and planing) only applies to width and thickness, the actual length is used - as there is no loss when cutting lengths.


Conversion Tables for Pints (US Liquid) (pt) to Board Feet (FBM)