With the 'Badge It' opens Bandai with a very affordable badgemaker youth, which always wanted to own tailor Button motifs. The unit is fully installed in a plastic housing, which the target group - children - to protect against pinched fingers and also can. Equipped with two handles, the device is also 'not slip', assuming two people are at work.
Handling:
The detailed, albeit confusing built, manual describes each handle so detailed that failed attentive handling are largely excluded. However, the placement of the individual parts (especially the protective film, you also really like applying accidentally as a stack) suitable friemelig something, so I find the device under certain conditions for children. In addition, when you use the template to create your own designs on the one hand only a well-sharpened pencil can be used, a pen (even mine) does not fit into the template. The excised motifs are then also not 100% in the machine be placed so that you can get quite easily slipped images on the button.
Massive use:
The 'Badge It' button machine was made by me in continuous operation used (> 100 buttons), which is likely to amount to a long-term use. If you use the machine as I for the production of countless buttons (which might not correspond to the use by children rather) only shows the potential of the machine. Wear show virtually no, thanks to the integrated 'overspeed protection' can not do due to carelessness, the device is broken.
Although the constant turning the wheel tires and one squeezes permanent adult fingers, but as mentioned the unit for violent Nuztung by adults is not designed. It should also be executed indicate that the wheel should be turned smoothly and slowly, I had two cases of incomplete manufactured buttons, which was directly related to the rotational speed.
The buttons themselves:
See the buttons - especially because of the glossy foil - surprisingly classy and with some practice, you can still turn a lot of the quality of the buttons. Could not convince me completely the needle at which the button is attached. This is connected to the button by, in an opening squeezes a plastic nose, on which the needle is mounted on the back button. The plastic is as it were impaled, which raises questions in terms of durability. If we now draw consciously or unconsciously on the button, the button snaps one of the needle (but at least minimizing the damage to the clothes). So is somehow an advantage and disadvantage.
Conclusion:
The 'Badge It' button machine is absolutely unbeatable for cost-effective production of self-created designs. If you have verbuttont the purchase price of a more professional model (from 400 upwards), you have created with the 'Badge It's already about 1,400 buttons (!). A convincing argument, if you ask me. The compelling combination of high quality and send buttons and smart-designed child safety should be able to eliminate the last parents' doubts ...
