{"product_id":"zart-wooden-button-brayers-pack-of-10-50mm-felt-pad-class-set","title":"Zart Wooden Button Brayers Pack of 10 50mm Felt Pad Class Set","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEven pressure is what separates a print from a smudge\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 wooden button brayers. 50mm high, 50mm diameter base, 2-3mm felt pad. $33.30 - $3.33 each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrintmaking fails at the pressing stage.\u003c\/strong\u003e A student pushes hard in the middle and not at all at the edges, and the print comes out patchy. A button brayer spreads even pressure across the paper because it is designed to be pushed straight down with the palm - which is a motion a seven-year-old can do consistently and a rolling brayer is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe felt pad matters.\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-3mm of felt distributes the pressure and does not mark the paper. Bare wood does both jobs badly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50mm is sized for small hands\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the shape means it cannot be gripped wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has a second job in collage.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pressing glued paper down flat with a brayer removes the air bubbles and lifted corners that make collage look unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood rather than plastic\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it survives a class set's worth of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen is a class set for shared tables\u003c\/strong\u003e at $3.33 each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne small note\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur price list calls this a \"Button Baron Brayer\" and Zart's own description calls it a \"Button Brayer\".\u003c\/strong\u003e Same item as far as we can tell, but we have asked which name is correct so the two catalogues agree.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793513996651,"sku":"EVWPZ100","price":33.3,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/WPZ100_OPT1.jpg?v=1788376555","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-wooden-button-brayers-pack-of-10-50mm-felt-pad-class-set","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}