Dr. Don,

I received my new Model 225 yesterday just as you promised.

As soon as I opened the box I knew it was a winner! Not a cheap plastic "scrap producing" badge maker like my Badge a Minit kit, but a solid made "professional" button maker.

It is so easy to use, even for the whole family. I was cranking out top quality buttons minutes after taking it out of the box. The scrap rate on my other system was about 25% The only scrap I've made with the Model 225 is when I tried going too fast and left out pieces.

Right now I am in the process of remaking my current stock of Badge a Minit products (they are going in the trash) so I can can give my customers the quality they deserve.

The cutter you provided is also a gem!

Thank you for answering my e-mails and talking with me on the phone leading up to making the decision to buy the Model 225. As far as I am concerned you saved my business.

My creativity and your machine... the possibilities are endless.

You can use me as a reference any time. Tell your customers to drop me a line. This is a great product at the right price and you are great person to deal with, too. Thank You!

Michael Golick

Hi!

Well, things were very exciting here this afternoon.

First I got to leave work early. Then I arrived home to find my new button machine had arrived!

First things first. My daughter and I unpacked it all, and then we cleared off the dining room table and started making buttons. My first order was already placed and paid for a week earlier, now I could actually fill that order.

With me running the circle cutter, and my 16 yr. old daughter making the buttons, we had the complete order of 200 buttons made, and stickered in under two hours.

It was simply amazing!

We were almost arguing over whose turn it was to make buttons. So, after the initial few buttons we started timing ourselves, and Dr.Don, I can make 5 buttons in one minute! My daughter did 3 in one minute.

This is such an improvement over that old Badge-A-Minit puny hand press, I now don't know what I'm going to do with all those buttons I made with it. The quality of those Badge-A-Minit buttons doesn't even come close to the ones I just made with your machine. There is no way I'd let those Badge-A-Minit buttons out of this house with my logo on them!

And out of those 200 made, I only lost two, yes two, to mess ups. And they were totally my fault. I did not put the parts in correctly, and of course that won't work. ( I had the pin back part in wrong side up.)

This is a great deal less than I lose with the "other" buttons.

Please feel free to use any part of this letter as a testimonial on your site, if you choose.

M J Manning
GA.

Don,

I was describing to a friend the difference between the old Badge-A-Minit machine and my new Model 225. I told her it was like the difference between mowing an acre of lawn with one of those push lawn mowers vs. one of those 8 foot wide mowers that the Dept. of Transportation uses.

It's what you should have if you are serious about your buttons. It makes a much tighter and cleaner - more professional looking button.

It's also reduced my button waste to about 10% of what it was - I won't ship a button if it doesn't look right - I have had no problem at all with the transparent button covers on my new machine.

It's also enabled me to do so many more buttons in so much less time.... I've had more time to get more orders

I only wish you had convinced me sooner, Don.

Dr. Gail Hertz

Our Model 225 is semi-automatic button machine. Made of solid-steel, it can produce up to 5 professional-quality 2-1/4" buttons in a single minute!

If you've ever struggled to make buttons using one of the inexpensive Badge-A-Minit button machines, you're going to be in for a very pleasant surprise the first time you make buttons with our Model 225.

That's because the Model 225 is both fast... and easy to use!

To make a button, using the Model 225, simply place your artwork and button-making supplies into the machine, pull the handle down twice and in a matter of seconds your perfectly formed button is finished!

(To see just how easy it is to operate our Model 225, click here ).

Never again will you need to settle for buttons that have paper or plastic sticking out the sides, or make excuses to your customers why their buttons fell apart because they weren't crimped together tightly in the first place!



The Model 225 makes four different types of buttons
The Model 225 is versatile and can make four different types of 2-1/4" buttons without using any adapters.

It makes pin-back buttons, magnet-back buttons, key chain buttons, and mirror-back buttons.


Creating artwork for your buttons
Just about any graphics application can be used to create the designs for your buttons, and you can print your designs using any ink jet or laser printer.

Special paper is NOT required... regular copy paper and ink jet paper will work just fine.


Photo buttons
With the Model 225, you will also be able to easily make photo buttons, using thicker photographic paper from photo labs. Badge-A-Minit machines have difficulty using the heavier photographic papers, but the Model 225 can handle it.


Make buttons anytime / anywhere
Since the Model 225 doesn't need electricity and is small enough to fit in a child's lunch box, you can take it along and make buttons wherever you happen to be.

It's great for carnivals, state fairs and trade shows.


Why button machines made of steel make better buttons than those made of plastic or aluminum
Unlike the inexpensive Badge-A-Minit machines that are made of plastic or a plastic-like compound, the Model 225 is made out of solid-steel.

And while it is obvious that steel is more durable than plastic or aluminum, button machines made of steel make better buttons.

Consider for a moment what must take place every time you make a button.

Quite simply, making a button involves the transfer of mechanical energy.

It begins as your arm pushes down on the handle of the button machine and then travels through the machine (and its dies or assembly rings) into the button parts, which are themselves made of steel. The button design and mylar covering must be pulled taut over the face of the button and the excess material of the design and mylar covering are tucked up underneath. The back of the button is then pressed into the front and the edge of the button MUST be tightly crimped if the button is to stay together.

Being made of solid-steel, the Model 225 is able to facilitate this transfer of mechanical energy far better than button machines made of plastic or aluminum.

This is why carpenters use hammers that are made of steel... not plastic or aluminum!

Buttons made with the Model 225 will have smooth, tightly crimped edges. They won't exhibit the poor-quality issues that are common to buttons made using plastic machines. Issues such as buttons having rough or serrated edges, or buttons that fall apart because the edges weren't tightly crimped)


Circle cutters
Since cutting the artwork for your buttons is an important part of the button-making process, a discussion about circle cutters will help you better understand the process of how buttons are made.

We currently offer two types of circle cutter... the AC-1 circle cutter and the Punch Cutter.

For most customers, I recommend the AC-1.

The AC-1 circle cutter does its cutting by means of a rotary blade that is safely housed inside the body of the cutter. The blade sits at the end of a cutting arm that is fully adjustable. It is this feature that allows the AC-1 to make the cuts for 1-inch buttons, all the way up to buttons measuring 3-1/2" inches in diameter.

To cut your artwork with the AC-1, simply place the metal cutting plate (that comes with the AC-1) on a table and place your artwork on top of the cutting plate. Position the AC-1 over your printed artwork, center it over your artwork, then push down and turn the handle to cut your artwork into a perfect circle.

The AC-1's rotary blade will stay sharper longer than any straight-edged cutting blade (such as the ones used in Badge-A-Minit's circle cutters). This allows you to make better cuts and cut thousands of design without having to change the blade.

It is also possible to re sharpen the AC-1's cutting blade. To re-sharpen it, simply remove the blade from its adjustment arm (it's held in place with a "C-clip") and run the edge of the blade over a whetstone, just as you would if you were sharpening a knife.

For customers who prefer not to resharpen their blades, replacement blades are only $5.00 each.


For more information about our punch cutter, click here.


30-Day Money-back Guarantee
If you try the Model 225 button machine, I'm certain you are going to love it!

That why I offer customers the opportunity to try the Model 225 for a full 30-days, without risk or obligation. If after using it, you aren't completely satisfied, simply return it to us for a full and immediate refund (less shipping).

If you purchase a button machine from Badge-A-Minit and then decide to return it because it doesn't meet your expectations, they will charge you a 10% restocking fee.

Yet, at Dr. Don's Buttons, we don't charge restocking fees... and we don't need to.

That's because customers who give our button machines a try seldom ever return them!

And hopefully this will lead you to wonder... if Badge-A-Minit's button machines are so good, why do they charge a restocking fee when we don't?

For instructions about how to make buttons using the Model 225 button machineand AC-1 circle cutter, click here.

Click here for additional information about the Model 225 button machine.

Learn how to create a template for your buttons by clicking here.

For ideas on how to make money with the buttons you make, click here.

click here to see a video of the Model 225 in action

• Model 225 button press
  
  
• AC-1 circle cutter
  
  
• 250 pin-back button sets
  
• A coupon you can use to have our graphics department create a button design for you FREE of CHARGE. As an added bonus, when you redeem your coupon, you can have us print that design on our high-quality digital color laser printer and that also will be FREE of CHARGE. (the number of printed button images will equal the number of button sets you purchased with your button-making kit).
  
• PremiumButton Design CD - FREE
  
  
• Gradient Designs Disc 1 CD - FREE
  
  
• Gradient Designs Disc 2 CD - FREE
  
  
• FREE stickers. Just ask and we will provide you with personalized stickers for the back of your buttons (just let us know what you want them to say. The stickers can have up to 20 characters per line, 4 lines max)
  
  
• Limited Lifetime Warranty
  
  
• FREE UPS Ground shipping (within the continental U.S.)

all for only
$329.95

Making Great Looking Buttons is Easy
with our Button Designs CDs

We currently offer over 20 different Button Design CDs that can help you make great looking buttons. even if you happen to be "graphically challenged". Our CDs contain ready-made button designs, button design templates and button design backgrounds with subject matter that includes sports, politics, business, education and more! For information about our Button Designs CD, click here.

Make 2008 Presidential Buttons, Using Our Designs
You don't need a computer, printer, or graphic design skills to make buttons for any of the 2008 Presidential candidates and their supporters. That's because we're making our 2008 Presidential button designs available for button-makers to purchase. For more information, click here.

At Dr. Don's Buttons we offer a 30-day MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE on every item you see listed on this page (except Button Designs CDs)

We Gladly Accept Purchase Orders
from Schools, Hospitals, and Government Agencies


To order the Model 225 button machine
or any of it's parts or accessories,
or simply see all the supplies
we have for it,
click here.

Our address is:
Dr. Don's Buttons
3906 W. Morrow Drive
Glendale, Arizona 85308

(800) 243-8293
or (623) 869-8233