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ABM Launches Social Networking Site For Button Makers

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American Button Machines is proud to announce the official launch of the web’s most immediately responsive button making tips and advice resource: The Button Blog Discussion Forum.

We launched The Button Blog a few months back as another vehicle, in addition to our main website, for providing tips, ideas, and information to customers and button enthusiasts everywhere. We are now taking the next step by creating an interactive site where users can ask questions, quickly find relevant information, and engage in lively discussion about buttons and button making.

The Button Blog Discussion Forum allows for discussion that has Twitter-like efficiency, but without character limitations. There are also intuitive navigation systems in place to make finding information as easy as pressing a button together.

We have worked hard over the years to carve out a niche as one of the most comprehensive online sources for everything related to button making. We are proud to announce our online support and assistance for anyone who wants to take part in the joy of button making.
To take part in the button making discussion, go to the following link:
https://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss

Thank you to all of our loyal customers and as always…

Happy Button Making!

American Button Machines

Brighid Brown – Director of Blogging and All Things Cool at ABM

Monogrammed Belt Buckles: Fun, Easy, and Inexpensive

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When I say “belt buckles” what is the first thing that comes to mind?

(And if you don’t say “Texas” or “cowboy” or some synonym of either, I am calling you out right here and now for lying!)

Well the truth is that belt buckles’ reputation for simply being an accessory for snakeskin boots and ten gallon hats is far too narrow to actually represent reality. You don’t have to live on a ranch or make garish spectacles with your wardrobe to have a little fun and customize a belt buckle.

More and more people these days are finding understated yet fun and personalized ways to dress up their belt buckles. How do we know this? Because of the consistent stream of requests we get from visitors to our website who inquire about monogrammed belt buckles.

And in our unyielding quest to give our customers what they desire, we have joyfully taken the plunge into the wonderful world of monogrammed belt buckles.

And here is the best part from your perspective: it is not that expensive nor difficult for you to take the monogrammed belt buckle plunge yourself.

Here is how it works:

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Monogrammed Badge Reels Are Customized, Personalized, and Make ID’ing Yourself Fun!

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We’re back!

After a brief hiatus, we are back with fresh content here at The Button Blog. And today, we are going to veer in a direction that we have not veered in since launching the blog: badge reels.

Badge reels are small round devices with a retractable cord that attach to an ID badge. And as we have become well aware through our many customers who have ordered badge reels, there are myriad jobs for which you might need an ID badge: working in a hospital, government jobs, working in the media, etc.

If you are constantly using your ID badge to gain access to different rooms or areas, it makes sense to have a reliable and convenient tool to help you keep tabs on it.

If you are unfamiliar with customized badge reels, here is a picture:

badge reels - monogrammed badge reels

Most people wear their badge reels on a pocket, collar, or belt, thus allowing them to have access to their ID badge at all times without worrying about losing it. The retractable cord allows you to quickly pull your badge out for display or swiping, and then quickly retract it back to its resting position.

The great part about monogrammed badge reels and other customized and personalized badge reels, like the one you can make using our badge reel products, is that you can add a little personality and flair to the tool you are using to identify yourself with.

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Button Maker Manufacturing Quality Comparison: America v China

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So far this week here at The Button Blog we have discussed myths about Chinese 3-in-1 button makers, provided a price comparison between American-made all-in-one button making kits and Chinese all-in-one button making machines, and contrasted the great usability and design of American-made button makers with their Chinese-made counterparts.

Today, in the final installment of our four-part, weeklong lesson on the differences between American-made button machines and Chinese-made button machines, we are going to discuss the significant differences in manufacturing quality.

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Button Blog Update: New Posts Coming!

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Hello there fellow button makers! We have not posted on The Button Blog since the Button University series ended, so I wanted to explain the short hiatus…because more posts are on their way.

For a long time we have received inquiries about the differences between American-made button maker systems and the 3-in-1 (or all-in-one) button makers manufactured in China. In an effort to provide a substantial and detailed response to these questions, we have been hard at work preparing some content around this topic. The articles are currently in the editing and staging phase and will be posted in various forms both here at the button blog and at the American Button Machines main website.

So stay tuned, because more content is coming. And if, for some reason, you come to the end of this post and just happen to be in the planning stage of a button making project and looking for a little guidance as to what button sizes you should choose, hop on over to the main website for our newest page about button sizes; or stay right here and read the button sizes post we did during the Button University series.

We’ll see you soon!

Brighid Brown – Director of Blogging and All Things Cool at ABM

Button Machine Products by ABM

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We know that not all of the people read The Button Blog have visited the main American Button Machines website, and vice versa. However, we know that, if you are here, you are investigating button machine products and button making supplies. Thus, to ensure that nothing slips through the cracks, we will be beginning a series of posts that highlight some of our best-selling products.

And we thought it was fitting for the first post in this series to focus on, what else, button machines!

So here you are, a listing of the button machine products offered by ABM, along with the descriptions from our storefront.

Take note: the links will take you away from The Button Blog and to our storefront page at AmericanButtonMachines.com. We just didn’t want you to be alarmed.

Model 100: 1 inch Button Machine

button machine

  • 1″ Button Maker Machine.
  • FREE SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM!
  • Includes 1 Inch Button Machine, 15 Free 1 Inch Pin Back Buttons and a Free Crimp Die Adapter (for making flat backed buttons – $17.95 value), and Free Flat Backed Buttons to get you started.
  • Patented – exclusive design.
  • Two-step button making process.
  • Swivel die set – no changing of dies between steps.
  • Cushioned hand grip – Requires very little physical force to push the handle down.
  • Compact, lightweight machine for easy storage and transport.
  • Use with Graphic Punch Model # 1313 or our Adjustable Rotary Cutter Model# 27500.
  • Follow the link to learn more and buy this button machine.

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