The RPIRG button maker is a fantastic tool for creating personalized buttons for a variety of purposes. This compact and user-friendly machine allows you to easily design and produce your own custom buttons, making it perfect for individuals or organizations looking to add a personal touch to their promotional or decorative items.
The RPIRG button maker comes equipped with everything you need to get started, including button making supplies such as the button shell, mylar cover, and pinback. All you need to provide is your own design or image, which can be printed or drawn by hand. With a diameter of 1.25 inches, the buttons are a great size for displaying your artwork or message.
One of the best things about the RPIRG button maker is its versatility. Whether you're creating buttons for a political campaign, a school project, or just for fun, this machine allows you to easily produce high-quality buttons with a professional look. The process is simple and straightforward, making it easy for beginners to get started and for experienced button makers to create a large volume of buttons quickly.
If you have any questions about the button maker please email: outreach@rpirg.org | Phone: 306-337-2420
Pricing
- Member and Working Group price: No rental fee, $15/100 (up to 1000) buttons, first 100 free
- Non-member price (small non profits, grassroots organizers/groups): No rental fee, $15/100 buttons(up to 900), first 100 free
- Non-member price (large organizations/institutions, for profit businesses): $10 machine rental and $20/100 buttons (up to 500)
Button Template:
We have a 1.25 inch diameter button maker. Download our basic button template (microsoft word version) here
- Paste your image into the word document and change the wrap text settings on it to “tight” – then right click and click “send it back”
- Drag the blue circle on top of your image – if your image fits inside, you will be good to go! (included is an RPIRG logo as an example to test with)
- If you don’t have a white background (or if the image background is a different colour than the paper you are using), it’s ideal to have at least a .25inch bleed outside the circle. This way, if you don’t cut the circle perfectly evenly, the background colour will still be the same
Other button templates (PDF, AI, PSD formats) can be found here. Be sure to choose the correct size, as shown below:
However, we highly recommend you to use a website to make your buttons, it is super easy to size and print.
How to use our button maker:
How to use the rotary cutter to cut out your images
- Tip: it's best to only cut through one piece of paper at a time.
How to assemble the button pieces and make a button
- Tip: notice in the video that the base that you put the top pieces into is much more shallow and flat than the base that the backing piece goes into. This is important to avoid the matching being jammed.
- Note: the machine itself is not particularly delicate and can handle tapping or hitting it to unjam it. It's a thick hunk of metal.
Important information to consider:
* We are a non-partisan organization and as such do not rent our button maker (or lend out other resources) to political parties or their candidates/electoral campaigns.
* Please note that we do not create artwork/design buttons for rental groups, and rental does not cover the cost of printing
* Any additional button pieces will be $15 for every 100, and payment can be paid with cash, e-transfer or cheque
* For a large amount of supplies, we request that you purchase your own supplies. Our button size is 1- ¼”. You can visit https://peoplepowerpress.org/collections/standard-button-makers-supplies/products/everything-for-your-1-1-4-button-maker to buy the supplies directly. We normally provide supplies in a discounted price as part of our program; however, a large amount of supplies cost us a significant amount. If you would prefer to get supplies from us, we would have to charge you the same amount we pay for the supplies; whereas $15 for 100 buttons policy won’t be applied.
* Button Maker must be returned by the agreed upon time – we typically do not rent it out for more than 3-4 days
* Renter will be held liable for any damages/ unreturned equipment
* We reserve the right to exercise discretion about whether or not to charge fees listed above