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"Making professional quality 2-1/4" buttons just couldn't get any easier!"
The Model 225 is a manually operated 2-1/4 inch button machine. Made of solid-steel, it can produce up to 5 professional quality buttons in a single minute.
 a Model 225 button machine, or any of the button-making supplies we offer for the Model 225.
Is 2-1/4" the right size button for your needs?
Click here to download a button-size comparison chart.
Proudly Made in the U.S.A.
All of our button machines, circle cutters, and button-making supplies are proudly produced in the USA
Making 2-1/4" buttons with the Model 225
If you've ever struggled to make buttons using one of the inexpensive Badge-A-Minit button machines, you are in for a very pleasant surprise when you use our Model 225 for the first time.
That's because the Model 225 is so fast and easy to use!
To make a button with the Model 225, you simply place your artwork and button supplies into the machine, pull the handle down twice, and in seconds your perfectly formed button is made!
In the video below, watch as six year old Benjamin Singel makes a button in only 20 seconds, using the Model 225 button machine he purchased from Dr. Don's Buttons.
Be Inspired by Benjamin Singel
To see photos and learn what Benjamin Singel has been able to do with his button-making business in the seven years since he first purchased his button machine, click here.
Make buttons anytime / anywhere
Since it doesn't require electricity to operate, and is small enough to fit in a child's lunch box, you can take your Model 225 along with you, and make buttons where ever you happen to be.
Rugged dependability
Unlike the inexpensive Badge-A-Minit button machines that are made of plastic (or a plastic-like compound), the Model 225 is made of solid-steel.
While steel is obviously more durable than plastic, what you might not know is that a button machine made of steel will also make better buttons. That's because the button machine has to bend and crimp the button parts, which also happen to be made of steel.
How buttons are made
The following is a description of what takes place when you are making a button.
When you push down on the handle of your button machine, the button design and mylar covering are pulled taut over the face of the button. The edge of your artwork and mylar covering are then tucked underneath the front of the button, in much the same way sheets are tucked up under the mattress when making a bed. The back of the button is then pressed into the front and the edge of the button is crimped. This crimping action is what holds the button together.
Why steel is so much better than plastic
As you push down on the handle of your button machine, mechanical energy travels from the muscles in your arm into dies of the button machine. This energy provides the force that crimps the edge of your button. The Model 225, which is made of solid steel, facilitates this transfer of mechanical energy far more efficiently than a button machine made of plastic or aluminum can. This is why carpenters use hammers that are made of steel... not plastic or aluminum.
Buttons made using the Model 225 will have smooth, tightly crimped edges. They won't exhibit the "poor quality issues" that are so common to buttons made with machines that are made of plastic; issues like paper and plastic sticking out the sides of the button, edges that are rough or serrated, or buttons that fall apart after being made because the edges weren't crimped tightly.
How to get started making buttons
For loads of helpful information about how to get started making buttons, including the story about how Dr. Don got started making buttons and several of my very best money-making ideas, click here.
Creating the Artwork for Your Buttons
Online Button Design Studio
 only $99.95
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If you don't yet own a graphics program to design your buttons, or if you struggle to use one you already have, you're going to be amazed how easy it's going to be to design all types of buttons using the Online Button Design Studio.
Unlike traditional software that you load onto a single computer, you access the Online Button Design Studio over the Internet, using your Internet browser. This means you can design your buttons at home, at work, anywhere you have an Internet connection.
The Online Button Design Studio is made up of three powerful design modules; the "Curved Text Studio", "Photo Button Studio" and "CD Template Studio" which makes it easy to create just about any kind of button you can possibly imagine. And all three modules have the feature every button-maker wants and needs; the ability to create curved text!
But that's not all!
The Online Button Design Studio also gives you the ability to change typestyles, change the color of your text, and if you like, you can even give your text a glow.
You can make your text larger, or smaller, and you increase or decrease the spacing between the letters.
You can create or delete text fields with the click of a button and save your designs to work on or print at a later time.
You can upload photos to make your own photo buttons, or upload templates from any of the Button Design CDs we offer and add your own text before sending them to print.
After you've finished creating a design, you can select which size button you're going to make and the Online Buton Design Studio will take your design, properly size it and add a cut line. It will then fit as many designs as possible on the page and save it as a .pdf file that you can easily print using Adobe Reader (a free program) or any other program that can open and print .pdf files.
And with all its many advanced design features, the Online Button Design Studio is still incredibly easy to use!
But you don't have to believe me, because we created a Demo version of the Online Button Design Studio that allows you to see for yourself. To try the DEMO version of the Online Button Design Studio, click here.
The Online Button Design Studio produces designs for all the following button sizes: 7/8", 1", 1-1/4", 1-1/2", 1-3/4", 2", 2-1/4", 3", 3-1/2", 6" as well as Badge-A-Minit size 2-1/4" and 3" buttons.
The Online Button Design Studio is compatible with both Windows and Mac and simply requires you to have the Flash 10 browser plug-in, a free download from Adobe.
Price
One year of Unlimited Access to the Online Button Design Studio is only $99.95!!
Button Design CDs
Another truly innovative product we offer at Dr. Don's Buttons is our line of "Button Design CDs".
By using these CDs, now you can create great looking button designs... even if you lack graphic design experience.
You can receive Button Design CDs FREE when you purchase one of our button-making kits or when you purchase additional supplies for a button machine you already own.
For more information about our Button Design CDs, click here.
Printing your designs
You can print your designs using any inkjet or laser printer. Special paper is not required.
Circle cutters
Since cutting the artwork for your buttons is an important part of the button-making process, I want to provide you with information that will help you better understand the process of how buttons are made and help you choose the cutter that is best suited for your needs.
We currently offer two types of circle cutters... the AC-1 circle cutter and the Punch Cutter.
I recommend the AC-1 for most customers. It's less expensive and can do things the punch cutter cannot.
The AC-1 does its cutting by means of a rotary blade that is safely housed inside the body of the cutter. So it can't cut anything you don't intend to cut. The AC-1's blade sits at the end of a cutting arm that is fully adjustable. This feature allows the AC-1 to make the cuts for buttons as small as 1-inch, as large as 3-1/2 inches, and any size in between.
To use the AC-1, simply place the metal cutting plate (that comes with the AC-1) on a table and place your printed artwork on top of the cutting plate. Position the AC-1 over your artwork and center it. Then push down and turn the handle to cut your artwork into a perfect circle.
The AC-1's rotary blade will stay sharp far longer than any straight-edged cutting blade (such as those used in Badge-A-Minit's circle cutters). The AC-1's rotary blade will not only give you better cuts, it will cut thousands of designs before ever needing to be replaced.
If you wish, you can even re-sharpen the AC-1's cutting blade. To do so, 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, as if you were sharpening a knife.
For customers who prefer not to resharpen their blades, replacement blades are only $6.99 each.
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Customer testimonial about the Model 225
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... 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
For more customer testimonials, click here
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30-Day Money-back Guarantee
You can try the Model 225 for a full 30-days without risk or obligation. Then, if for any reason you aren't completely satisfied, you can return it for a full and immediate refund (less shipping).
If you were to purchase a Badge-A-Minit machine and decided to return it, they would charge you a 10% restocking fee. At Dr. Don's Buttons, we don't charge restocking fees... and we don't need to, because customers who try our button machines seldom ever return them!
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?
The Model 225 Starter Kit
includes:
- Model 225 button press
- AC-1 circle cutter
- 250 pin-back button sets
- Free Design coupon you can use to have our art department create a design for you.
(up to 1/2 hour design time)
- Premium Button Design CD - FREE
- Gradient Designs Disc 1 CD - FREE
- Gradient Designs Disc 2 CD - FREE
 90 Days of Unlimited Access to the full version of the Online Button Design Studio
- Stickers for the back of your buttons - FREE
Just ask and we will be happy to provide you personalized stickers for the back of your buttons (just let us know what you want them to say. Your stickers can have up to 20 characters per line, 4 lines max)
- 30 Day NO Risk Money Back Guarantee
- Limited Lifetime Guarantee
all for only
$319.95
Pricing for our Button-making Supplies
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Button
Sets
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25
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50
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100
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250
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500
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1000
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2500
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Pin-back
button sets
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N/A
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$15.95
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$19.95
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$39.95
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$59.95
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$89.95
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$219.95
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Magnet-back
button sets
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N/A
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$17.95
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$29.95
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$59.95
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$104.95
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$189.95
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N/A
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Key chain
button sets
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$19.95
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$29.95
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$54.95
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$129.95
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$244.95
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$389.95
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N/A
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Mirror-back
button sets
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$25.95
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$41.95
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$69.95
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$159.95
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$259.95
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$479.95
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N/A
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button-making supplies for the Model 225
SPECIAL OFFER
When you purchase button sets for the Model 225 in a quantity of 250 or more, you will also receive your choice of a Button Designs CD (valued at $39.95) or 30 days of Unlimited Access to the "Curved Text", "Photo Button", or "CD Template" studio portion of the "Online Button Design Studio", Free of Charge!
Think all button machines are the same?
If you do, you might want to see how Badge-A-Minit's button machines stack up against our Model 225.
Click here to learn important things about Badge-A-Minit's button machines... things THEY won't tell you until after you've purchased one of their machines.
Then click here to learn what our customers, many of whom previously owned Badge-A-Minit machines, have to say about our machines.
Create Button-making Templates
Learn how to create a template for making 2-1/4" buttons with the Model 225, click here.
Learn How to Make Photo Buttons
The easiest way I know to make money-making buttons is by making photo buttons. To learn how profitable making photo buttons can be, click here.
Other Great Money-making Button Ideas
And for other money-making ideas, click here.
Button Machine Instructions
For instructions how to use the Model 225 SX button machine and our AC-1 circle cutter, click here.
At Dr. Don's Buttons we offer a 30-day
MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
on our button machines and
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a Model 225 button machine
or button-making supplies for the Model 225
We Gladly Accept Purchase Orders
from Schools, Hospitals, and Government Agencies
If you have questions, or would rather
place your order by phone,
just give us a call at
(800) 243-8293
or (623) 869-8233
Our address is:
Dr. Don's Buttons
3906 W. Morrow Drive
Glendale, Arizona 85308
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