To Make A Badge
Components required: - circular metal piece, chosen illustration cut to size with circular cutter, a protective plastic circle, badge back piece.
Photo 11 Remove the bottom part of the badge maker and place it facing the same way up as shown in Photo 1, above.
Photo 22 Add the circular metal piece so that the smooth side faces up as shown in Photo 2.
Photo 33 Add your chosen illustration, followed by the circular piece of plastic.
Photo 44 Put the bottom part of the machine back in place, push the bar to the right as far as it will go.
Photo 55 Pull the lever firmly down. You will feel it ‘clunk’ as it reaches the bottom position – about the angle shown in Photo 5.
Photo 66 The front part of the badge should now be inside the machine. Remove the bottom part from the badge maker.
Photo 77 Flip the bottom part of the machine over.
Photo 88 Add the badge back in the direction shown in the photo above.
Photo 99 Replace the bottom part of the machine.
Photo 1010 Push the bar to the left as far as it will go.
Photo 1111 Pull the handle down. It will come down further this time.
Photo 1212 The badge is complete – back view.
Photo 1313 Completed badge – front view.
To Make A Mirror
Photo 1414 Components required for making a mirror shown above, plus your choice of picture, cut to size.
Follow instructions 1 – 7, then…
Photo 1515 Squeeze the cardboard circle all over to make it thinner. If you don’t do this, you may end up cracking the mirror while making it.
Photo 1616 Add the metal ring with the sharp edges facing up.
Photo 1717 Add the mirror, mirrored side facing down.
Photo 1717 Add the card.
Photo 1818 Push the bar to the left.
Photo 1919 Pull the handle down, gently but firmly. If you pull down too hard, the mirror may break…
Photo 2020 Release the handle, twist the bottom part of the machine about a third of a rotation, and repeat instruction 19. Do this two or three times so that the mirror is evenly set in the backing.
Photo 2121 Mirror completed – front view.
Photo 2222 Mirror completed – back view – this should perhaps be pressed a bit more to get the metal ring below the level of the green part.
To Make a Bottle Opener Key Ring
Photo 2323 Components: - picture cut to size, plastic circle, metal circle, bottle opener back piece, and ring attachment.
Follow instructions 1 – 7 above, then…
Photo 2424 Add the washer provided to the bottom part of the machine once you have flipped it (Photo 7).
Photo 2525 Add the bottle opener back piece, as shown in Photo 25.
Photo 2626 Put the bottom part back into the badge maker, push the bar to the left.
Photo 2727 Pull the lever down.
Photo 2828 Add the key ring, and the bottle opener key ring is complete.
To Make a Key Ring
Photo 2929 Components: - picture, plastic circle, white plastic ring, white plastic back piece, metal circle, key ring attachment.
Follow instructions 1 – 7 above, then…
Photo 3030 Add the white plastic ring as shown in Photo 30. Then follow instructions 26 and 27 above.
Photo 3131 Your key ring should now look like this.
Photo 3232 Press the plastic back into place.
Photo 3333 Add the key ring attachment and it is complete.
These instructions and photographs are copyright Julia K Walton 2008
3 comments:
Its a nice post to find out the information regarding the Badgeworx Badge/Mirror Maker. Its A nice thing to know what are component are required for making this.
Thanks for comment. When I bought this badge maker second hand, it didn't have any instructions with it, so I thought they might be useful to someone :D
I used to collect smiley badges coz it is cute. :)
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