The Button Blog - American Button Machines

Do I really need ABM's Ultimate Extended Warranty? AKA - The cat ate my button maker.  Is that covered? With the launch of our new website earlier this year, we added features and products not previously available. These include the very popular Reward Program, the ability to calculate air shipping charges online and the Ultimate Extended Warranty.  You might wonder why you’d need extended coverage for a machine built as sturdily as ours; and rightly so. While these button machines come with a lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects, that warranty does not cover issues resulting from user error, normal wear...

Accent Rings: An economical way to add snap and excitement to buttons Sometimes you want to step it up and add a little pizzazz to your photo buttons. You’ve got your button maker, button parts and photo paper ready but what else can you do (other than adding a flashing led) to add pop and sparkle to a button? May I bring to you, the least known button making accessory with the biggest heart. Heart??? Yes, I will explain a little later… Announcing the incredible dual-purpose-always-in-demand-razzmatazz-mylar-foil accent ring! Brightly colored mylar foil accent rings are a cost effective way to...

The Button Blog Forum has been updated! Updates, improvements, enhancements -  a recurring theme this year at ABM and this time we have our eye on the button blog forum. But change is good.  Especially when it's for the better.  And we appreciate your patience as we work to bring all of our pages, tutorials, products and information under one roof.  I think, nay I know, you’re going to be as happy as we are with the all improvements. The first thing you'll notice on the discussion forum is a simplified layout which makes the topics more searchable.  Click on a topic...

BAM Sized Christmas Ornament and LED Button Kits Two Flashtastic ideas! Last year at ABM we expanded our product line by adding Ornament and Flashing LED buttons. Both have been successful beyond prediction. Recently a customer asked us a simple question. “Do you also have Badge-a-Minit sized (aka B.A.M.)  Christmas Ornament Buttons and BAM sized LED button kits?” It’s an excellent question and we have to admit, we left our Badge-a-Minit customers out in the cold!  Well, we have rectified the situation and now the answer is a resounding YES!  When it comes to all things button related ABM is...

FIRST Robotics & Pinback Buttons - A Natural Fit If you ever attend a First Robotics Competition, you will see first hand some of the best pinback buttons made by students. Free pinback buttons run rampant at First Robotics as they are enthusiastically traded back and forth between teams.  Robotics teams are always looking for cheap, inexpensive buttons they can use to market and promote their robots. That is where American Button Machines can help, with button making discounts and promo codes focused specifically for sponsoring First Robotics competitions across the country. If you have never raised a future scientist...