Magnet Maker Machines & Supplies

Any ABM round button maker doubles as a magnet maker machine — the magnet is created by the supply set you load, not by a different press. A $294.95 round press plus a matching self-adhesive magnet set is the least expensive way to start. For square or rectangle photo magnets, you need the dedicated 2"x2" or 2"x3" press, because rectangular shells require a matching rectangular die.

Yes. A button magnet maker and a pinback button maker are the same machine. Swap the pinned back for a magnet set component and the same press produces finished magnets. Many operators run buttons in the morning and magnets in the afternoon on one machine.

A complete kit bundles the press, a matching cutter, and starter supplies so everything fits together out of the box. Our square and rectangle magnet making kits ship ready for production, and every complete kit includes a free three-month Build-a-Button design software membership.

No — and you do not need one. Our presses work with any ordinary inkjet or laser printer: you print the design on paper or photo stock, and the press seals it behind protective mylar. That is what keeps per-magnet costs low compared to dedicated printing systems.

We are not a fridge magnet manufacturer that prints finished magnets for you — we sell the machines and supplies so you can make them yourself, at a per-magnet cost far below custom-print pricing. If you need 100 magnets once, a custom printer may be simpler. If you will need magnets more than once, one press pays for itself quickly and puts production on your own schedule.

The 2"x3" rectangle matches a wallet-photo layout and holds portraits without aggressive cropping, which makes it the standard photo format. The 2"x2" square suits logo work and square-crop photos — 2x2 photo magnets read like a framed print in miniature. Round 3" and 3.5" sets give a circular crop with generous canvas.

Every ABM press follows the same short cycle: design and print your artwork or photo, cut the graphic to size with a circle cutter or punch cutter matched to your press, press the shell, graphic, and mylar together in one pull of the handle, and finish by adding the magnet back. Watch a full press cycle in the video below, read the refrigerator magnet tutorial on our blog, or browse the video library.

Yes. Download free button and magnet templates for every size we sell — each template is pre-sized with the correct bleed for its die. You can also design online with Build-a-Button, our browser-based design center: the free demo is open to everyone with no account required, and every complete kit purchase includes a free three-month full membership.

The peel-and-stick sets use a flexible 0.060"-thick magnet that reliably holds the finished piece plus a sheet or two of paper on a refrigerator or steel cabinet. If you prefer a traditional solid ceramic disc over a flexible adhesive magnet, choose the 1" ceramic magnet sets or the ceramic magnet packs for pinned back buttons.

The supply set is the whole per-unit cost. In bulk packs that runs as low as $0.16 per magnet for 1" round and about $0.19 to $0.35 for the most popular sizes, per the size table above. There is no per-press fee, ink system, or consumable beyond the set itself and your printer paper.

Yes. We have supplied schools, libraries, churches, and nonprofits since 2005 and accept institutional purchase orders — see our purchase order page or call (972) 985-5074 and we will put together a quote your business office can process.