Button Maker Machine 58mm - (3rd Gen) Installation-Free 58mm(2.25in) DIY Pin Badge Button Maker Press Machine Badge Punch Press with Free 100pcs Button Parts&Pictures&Circle Cutter&Magic Book

it’s alright, but make sure you double and even triple check that the little pieces of paper and clear seal are not stuck together in twos (example shown in second photo) it’s very easy to miss so just please make sure they are not stuck together. this is one mistake I made and I thought it was broken, but you HAVE to make sure that there is no clear paper and no normal white paper sticking together or else your buttons wont press. also note that you have to press down extremely hard to ensure the buttons are going to be made properly, especially when putting the back of the button on you have to really push the handle down super hard and sometimes listen for a noise. if you want to put a little paper or drawing on top of the white paper (such as the rainbow pin in the photo) it’s not going to seal properly, so use either an extremely thin paper or don’t put anything ontop of the white paper at all, that is if you use it. printing out a design works fine too, but make sure its from the printer or it wont press down due to the thick size of it. you probably will mess up your first or second try and it might be frustrating but don’t give up because it will end up working after awhile. thank you <3

This button maker has been my go-to for everything—bachelorettes, baby showers, bridal showers, themed parties, you name it. There’s a bit of a learning curve at first, but once you’ve made a couple, it totally clicks. Watch a few tutorials and don’t stress if you mess up the first few—it’s part of the process.A few of the button backs that came with it were duds (like the pins popped out), but overall, no major issues. There was a bit of black gunk—looked like grease—in the tray when I first opened it, so I just wiped it out. As for cutting out circles, the cutter it comes with isn’t great—I ended up shredding the paper underneath. Switched to using my Cricut with print and cut and honestly, game changer.

I've been using this button press for three years now, and it's still going strong.It's not suitable for quick succession, though, because you have to put the metal backings in a very specific way, press VERY hard, and press down from a very specific part of the lever.You will get more consistent results if you place the back super gently by holding on by the pin part and gently setting it down in the press. Don't push it down while placing it, or else it will get lodged in place and fail.The parts spin a little when you're pressing, so you have to arrange the back at a slight angle so that it spins into a place that's more horizontal with your art.You have to press down very hard and steadily from the middle of the lever for best results. It'll still fail on occasion even following these instructions, but it's a lot more reliable than if you don't use these steps.Deducting a star because of this temperamental nature, but overall I'm pleased with it. The plastic is a lot stronger than it seems.

This product came with everything we needed to make buttons. It has some sample pictures you can start with, or you can make your own on the pre-cut circles. It also came with a cutter for if you want to print and cut your own. The instructions are clear, and it does require some hand dexterity to squeeze so my kids had trouble doing it on their own, but they loved making designs, and putting them on the machine to make their own personalized buttons! Great machine for the price!

Button maker works great and is very affordable for a hobbyist like myself. The quality of the materials is definitely questionable compared to the professional buttons you see at conventions, but if you’re making buttons for fun and not for profit then this is definitely a quality buy! Also just to add, the press takes (58mm) 2.28” buttons. The finish is 2.25”. So you can definitely purchase ANY button supplies on Amazon for your next restock!

Had a button making station at a party we had . Everyone had fun making and fairly easy to use. Only issue we ran into was making sure the pin on the back of the button was facing the right way but not a huge deal if it doesn’t. But would be nice it there was a marking on the button maker saying which way was up to know which end to face your button. Definitely a good buy for the money and lots of supplies included

There was no problem in setting up the press. I found the items were defective. At least 20 pin backs were missing the pins or the pins fell out as I pulled them out of the bag. Some of the metal pieces had slight bends on them and of course were ruined when you went to press. So it made good pins if the metal part and the pin back weren’t defective. So I’m short supplies to make at least 25 pins.Thank goodness for utube videos and AVERY for having temples to work with.

Was concerned seeing reviews that it was cheap and didn't work, but it has been working great for my needs. Made about 200 buttons out of trading cards. Tip for people who want to try something similar: if you are making buttons out of trading cards, do not cut the card to wrap around inside the pin. Cut the card to be 1.25" and tape it with thin double-sided tape to the middle of a 1.75" circle cut out of thin printer paper. That way the thin printer paper will be the only thing wrapping inside the button. It will not work if you try to cut the card to be 1.75".For the price it does what I need it to do, if you want to do this professionally, get a sturdy metal name-brand one. But if it's just for a hobby it's great.