Button Making

[wazway]

Last year, our team made nametags instead, with little clip on the back. It wasn't really that expensive, especially if you go to one of those places online that make free nametags, laminate them, then attach clips to the back also, we had a few nametags with names of each person on the team, the engineers, and people who helped the group.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by wazway33

Last year, our team made nametags instead, with little clip on the back. It wasn't really that expensive, especially if you go to one of those places online that make free nametags, laminate them, then attach clips to the back also, we had a few nametags with names of each person on the team, the engineers, and people who helped the group.

That is mandatory for us during the build season because of the policies at our HS.... Just more unwanted politics.. But the badges are cool!!!!

[KevnMajikskech]

last year we didnt have many people who had time to make buttons; as a result one member saw we would never have enough buttons and began making them faster than i thought humanly possible. the speed at which he was moving the lever defied the known laws of phisics; by all rights it should have snapped. we got enought buttons though we had a few with odd marks where a finger had strayed into the parts. We supplemented our lack of buttons with team magnets and pens

[richardp]

Yeah we always have our ordered by some company including this year. this year we have a button maker so we might make a "top secret" button. Its just the chairmans/spirit group. (Look for us team 116 at VCU and Cheasapeak)

*please note the secret buttons are very limited and will only be given to teams that give us really cool stuff in return

[michelleL]

Team 47 has our own button maker. It's actually fun and quick. One person cuts the button shape and the other one just makes the buttons. For us, it gets everyone to have a chance to spend time as a team. For buttons, each person makes their own buttons, but it's pretty hard to have 28 team members do it all at once. Mostly the rookies(myself) does some buttonss for regionals, and for nationals.

[~JeSsIcA~]

Originally Posted by michelleL

Team 47 has our own button maker. It's actually fun and quick. One person cuts the button shape and the other one just makes the buttons. For us, it gets everyone to have a chance to spend time as a team. For buttons, each person makes their own buttons, but it's pretty hard to have 28 team members do it all at once. Mostly the rookies(myself) does some buttonss for regionals, and for nationals.

We have our own to. We have ppl print them off the comp and then some ppl cut out. 2 ppl set them up and one person finshes. and then presto we have our!

[Daniel Brim]

Originally Posted by Akuu

We have always made our buttons in the publicity (or Trinkets & Trash) group. We also have an unoffical rule that you have to make 100 or so buttons to go to nats. The hardest part is getting people to make logos for the buttons.

Originally Posted by RedheadJokes

Thanks for the idea

*Glare*

Oh well, I guess I have something to do between ship and nationals now...

(/me thinks of the robot withdrawl )

[ThomasR]

does anyone know of anyplaces in md that sell badge a minit makers or other types of button makers

[Angrist]

I laugh at those that say have 500 buttons (or more) for regionals... We have a bag of ~1000 buttons that we've had for at least two years and even though we were trying to forcibly give them away at VCU, we didn't give away more than 100 at the most... Who knows, maybe everyone being sick hurt our button giveaway rate...

[ThetaDot]

our team didn't *do* the whole button thing
We were getting asked every 10 minutes, too.
freakin annoying

[KTBSPASonya858]

Originally Posted by ThomasR

does anyone know of anyplaces in md that sell badge a minit makers or other types of button makers

You could probably try a crafts store.

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by ThomasR

does anyone know of anyplaces in md that sell badge a minit makers or other types of button makers

I did a search on the internet and didn't find any, although that doesn't mean that there aren't any places in Maryland. You might be better off just ordering directly from Badge-A-Mint. I included a link to them.

http://www.badgeaminit.com/

[KingsvilleKukes]

We rented two button machines and the PR team tried to convince everyone to come and help make buttons when ever they had a chance. We actually convinced people to come in and work during thier lunch and after school. With all the dedicated team work me managed to make a lot off buttons in a short period of time. Thanks a lot to every one that helped out!

[ngreen]

A local business person made button for our team again this year. We will be at Houston and Atlanta and gave several out at St. Louis. Please take our buttons! I think they made like three thousand. That may be a little too much but I will try to give a person to everyone I can at Atlanta. Here's a picture of our 2004 buttons.

[Redhead Jokes]

Originally Posted by ngreen

We will be at Atlanta but I will try to give a person to everyone I can at Atlanta.

Great button! We'll be at Atlanta with our button banner ready to display everyone's buttons we can collect. Please help us make sure yours is on it.