"Making professional quality 3 inch buttons just couldn't get any easier!" The Model 300 SX is a manually operated 3-inch button machine. Made of solid-steel, it can produce up to 5 professional quality buttons in a single minute. a Model 300 SX button machine, or any of the button-making supplies we have for the Model 300 SX. Is 3-inch the right size button for your needs? Click here to download a button-size comparison chart. Proudly Made in the U.S.A. Our button machines, circle cutters and button-making supplies are all proudly produced in the USA Making 3" buttons with the Model 300 SX button machine 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 the first time you use our Model 300 SX. That's because the Model 300 SX is so fast and easy to use! To make a button with the Model 300 SX, 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 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 300 SX 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 300SX 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 300 SX, 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 300 SX 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. Making Photo Buttons One of the most popular and most profitble uses for our Model 300 SX is making photo buttons. With the Model 300 SX, you can make a photo button in 15-20 seconds, that can easily sell for as much as $5.00 each! For more information about making photo buttons, click here. Creating the Artwork for Your Buttons Online Button Design Studio Now you can easily create the designs for all your buttons, using nothing more than your Internet browser! only $99.95 (however, you receive 3 months FREE when you purchase a Model 300 SX button-making kit If you don't yet own a graphics program to design your buttons, or if you struggle to use one you already have, you are definitely going to want to look into the Online Button Design Studio. Unlike traditional software that is loaded 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 make it easy to create just about any kind of button you can possibly imagine. And all three modules give you 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, give your text a glow. You can make your text larger, or smaller and increase or decrease the spacing between your letters. You can create and 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 our Button Design CDs and add your own text before sending them to print. After you've finished creating your design, you can select which size button you are 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 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 test all it's powerful features and 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 of 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 challenge button-makers face is creating backgrounds for their artwork and that's where our "Button Design CDs" really come in handy. Our Button Design CDs contain ready-made button designs, button design templates, and button design backgrounds with subject matter that includes sports, politics, business, education and more. To create a button using one our CDs, you simply find a background or template you want to use, add any text you wish, using your graphics program or the Online Button Design Studio, and send it to print. To learn more 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. Customer testimonials about the Model 300 SX Dr. Don, We Love our button maker! (Model 300 SX) Thanks so much for your great web page and all your great FREE offers and tips. The children are using the button maker to go to fairs and fundraisers to raise money to do their X-mas shopping. It is a wonderful tool to teach them about money management, business and profit ratios. Thanks for making this so easy! Barbara J. Dr. Don, We LOVE the new machine (Model 300SX). We got it yesterday and used up all our button parts last night. It is a joy to use after that dinosaur of a machine we had! Please ship the button parts we ordered the fastest way so we can have more fun (and make more money for the kids) Teresa Ivey Dr. Don, I bought the machine for my teenagers to use several years ago. They made buttons for local soccer team moms and cheerleaders. I have taken over their business and I'm doing quite well. I'm very happy with my machine and I tried to keep a friend from buying a BAM machine, but he did anyway and has already quit (of course that means more business for me)....thanks, Beth (Bee's Buttons) For more customer testimonials, click here 30-Day Money-back Guarantee You can try the Model 300 SX 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 will 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 feel it necessary to charge a restocking fee when we don't? The Model 300 SX Starter Kit includes: Model 300 SX button press AC-1 circle cutter 250 pin-back button sets Free 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 Online Button Design Studio FREE Stickers for the back of your buttons. Just ask and we'll provide you with 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 Warranty all for only $439.95 NEW Lower Prices!! Additional pin-back button parts for the Model 300 SX button machine: Button Sets 25 50 100 250 500 1000 2500 Pin-back button sets N/A $19.95 $29.95 $39.95 $74.95 $129.95 $309.95 Magnet-back button sets N/A $23.95 $36.95 $69.95 $124.95 $249.95 N/A Key chain button sets $21.95 $39.95 $69.95 $159.95 $279.95 $479.95 N/A Mirror-back button sets $27.95 $46.95 $84.95 $179.95 $329.95 $599.95 N/A button-making supplies for the Model 300 SX SPECIAL OFFER Purchase 250 or more button sets for the Model 300 SX and 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! Meet Benjamin Singel... World's Youngest Button-Making Entrepenuer Benjamin Singel is only 6 years old, but he's already an experienced button-making entrepenuer. Benjamin purchased our Model 225 button machine, which he operates himself, and started his own button-making business which he calls "Ben's Deluxe Buttons". You'll be inspired and amazed by this incredible young man. To read about Benjamin Singel and his button-making business, click here. At Dr. Don's Buttons we offer a 30-day MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE on our button machines and button-making supplies We Gladly Accept Purchase Orders from Schools, Hospitals, and Government Agencies the Model 300 SX and start making your own highly profitable 3-inch buttons ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Create Button-making Templates Learn how to create a template for making 3" buttons with the Model 300 SX, 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 300 SX button machine and our AC-1 circle cutter, click here. 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 Copyright - 2011