TIL a power roller can fail in the middle of a ceiling job...

Last Tuesday I was taping a 1,200 square foot ceiling in a new build outside Denver. My power roller just quit halfway through the third coat. No warning, just stopped spinning with mud still in the pan. I ended up hand rolling the last 400 feet and it took me an extra two hours. Has anyone else had a power tool die on them right when you need it most, or is it just me?

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laura_schmidt8229d ago

Cannot believe that, @charles_mitchell! Having a nail gun die on the last row of a whole house is brutal. Imagine the homeowner standing there watching while you hammer every single nail by hand. That's the kind of awkward silence that makes you want to crawl into the drywall. Kudos to your buddy for not just walking off the job that day

charles_mitchell29d ago

Buddy of mine had a nail gun seize up on the last row of a whole house trim job. Spent an hour hammering every single nail by hand while the homeowner watched.

violaramirez29d ago

Did the motor just burn out or did it make a weird noise first? I had a circular saw die mid cut on a job once and it was the most frustrating thing ever. Hand tools are fine until you've got no warning and your whole timeline gets wrecked.