Button University Lesson 8: Making Buttons Is Easy!

Yesterday, in Lesson 7 of Button University, we talked about ways for you to create your templates for your buttons. Today, we are going to show you how easy it is to make a button when using our easy to use, quality button machines. Watch it happen. Check out the videos of the process. The longest one is only 24 seconds! It really is that easy to make a button!

• Button Machine Video
• Adjustable Rotary Cutter Video
• High Volume Die Cutting Press

Here are some more simple step-by-step guidelines on how to make a button using products from American Button Machines. Button Machine Step-by-Step Step 1: Place the button components in the Pickup Die and the Crimp Die. Step 2: Rotate the Pickup Die clockwise until it is underneath the Upper Die. Step 3: Pull the handle down, easily crimping the shell, graphic, and mylar in the Upper Die. Punch Cutter Step-by-Step Step 1: Insert the paper strip into the punch cutter and center the graphic in the hole. Step 2: Push the handle down until the punch goes all the way through the paper. Step 3: Remove the cut graphic and place to the side. Step 4: Pull the paper strip through, center the next graphic, and repeat steps 2 and 3. As you can quickly tell, it doesn't take long to make a button. And it's certainly not very difficult! Join us tomorrow as we talk a little more about Fabric Buttons. Brighid Brown - Director of Blogging and All Things Cool at ABM