Tried a $40 seam roller from the big box, what a joke on dense carpet

Picked up that cheap seam roller last week for a job in Fort Worth, thought it would save time on some heavy berber. Thing bounced like a pogo stick on the backing and left a visible line through the seam. Went back to my old metal roller with more weight, anyone else find the cheap ones only work on plush residential?

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the_claire28d ago

Have you ever tried one of those with the rubber sleeve over the metal? I read somewhere that the cheap ones flex too much because the frame is hollow, that's why they bounce. A solid steel roller spreads the weight even, you barely have to push. On berber, that extra bounce is the worst, it lifts the backing and makes a ridge. I had the same issue on a glue-down job last fall, ended up taping a sandbag to the handle just to get by.