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Button Maker Guide

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Button Design

Welcome to the Button Maker Guide!

The Button Maker is a quick and easy machine that lets you create your own circular, 2 inch button with any image. 

Button Design

You can download our Fabrication Lab Button Template.pdf to ensure your design is the correct size. You can then design your button using various images and overlay them on the template (this can be done in Canva, PowerPoint, Photoshop, and more). Once your design is laid out correctly, you can print your buttons and bring them to the Fabrication Lab. 

Another option is to print the template directly and then write or draw on the template. There is many options to show off your creativity! 

Visit our next section on "Button Assembly" to see what to do next. 

An image of the Fabrication Lab Button Maker, with example buttons for reference.

 

Button Assemby

Button Cutting

Once your design is printed and ready to go, you need to cut your buttons out. You can either use scissors and cut each individual circle out of the template, or you can use the Button Maker Cutter to achieve the perfect cut. 

Simply slide your design into the cutter and push down on the red handle. Once cut, you can pop the image out of the cutter by pushing from underneath. 

Getting Started

Now you are ready to use the Button Maker! To start, ensure that you have your 4 button pieces: your printed/cut image, a metal cover, a mylar cover, and back cover. A Fabrication Lab staff member can help you find all of these items. 

To create your button, follow the steps below: 

Place metal cover, smooth side up, in the "Pick-up Die"
Place the metal cover, smooth side up in the "Pick-up Die" 
Place printed image over the metal cover
Place your printed/cut image over the metal cover
Place mylar cover over the printed image
Place mylar cover over the printed image
Spin "Pick-up Die" clockwise until it is under the "Upper Die"
Spin "Pick-up Die" clockwise until it is under the "Upper Die"
Place back cover with crimped side up and away from you in the "Crimp Die"
Place back cover with crimped side up and away from you in the "Crimp Die"
Pull red handle toward you/the "Crimped Die"
Pull red handle toward you and down all of the way

 

Spin "Crimped Die" counter clockwise until it is under the "Upper Die"
Spin "Crimp Die" counter clockwise until it is under the
"Upper Die"
Pull red handle towards you and all the way down
Pull red handle towards you and all the way down
Your button should be completed! Enjoy!
Your button should be completed! Enjoy!

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