The Button Blog - American Button Machines — Button Making

Button making is much easier than most people think. This isn’t to say that all button machines are made equal – there are several myths circulating about certain machines – but what’s cool about our American-made machines is, even though they are designed for adult use (12 years and older), their low center of gravity and wide base allow for ease of use by buttoneers  both young and old. To show you exactly what we’re talking about, we’ll tell you how to put together a button, in this case a pinback button, with the help of two talented button makers,...

You asked and we are delivering! A few months ago we began offering a hand-held punch cutter for 1” buttons.  Right out of the gate we were getting requests for larger sizes.  Well, the wait is over – say hello to the Dynamo Hand-Held Graphic Punch Cutter for 1.25” AND  1.5” buttons!       Just like their original smaller sibling, the features and benefits include: The ability to center graphics easily. Once you cut the graphics, they slide right out. It is small, light, and very easy to operate. Still, it is constructed from sturdy, durable metal, so it will last. The full...

We are considering developing an e-book and would like to get your feedback. We are reaching out to our button making community to ask if this is something you would use now,  or if not, you wish was available when you first started making buttons. Take a quick 10 second survey and let us know your thoughts!                        

In this video, we show you the easy step-by-step process required to turn your standard buttons into fun, flashing little mini billboards that you can pin anywhere!

In our last blog post, we teased you about our brightest new button making product that would be here in a flash and that we would enlighten you about soon. Well soon is now here...and you've surely already surmised what this new product is that's about to light up your button making lives! Flashing LED button kits! They are here! (Order here.) Flashing LED Buttons are perfect not just for the holiday season - I mean, what better accoutrement for an ugly Christmas sweater than a button with Rudolph's nose flashing? - but for any season. Why? Because a red...