Although I thought I was going to have to build it myself from parts, it showed up mostly all assembled. Only the handle needed to be screwed on. I will try to add a video later on how it works because I figured out where everyone keeps going wrong in the reviews. After ruining two buttons, I watched a ton of videos of people using it and realized the metal peg was not supposed to go through the hole in the first step. Next, a few buttons were ruined by thickness of paper. You cannot use just printer paper alone or it's likely to fall apart down the line. You also can't use too thick or the metal plate in the button will bend/ break beyond use. If you messed up a few times like me and have buttons you only used thin printer paper in, you can use a hard flat surface (that you don't care about scratching) to fold the metal edge on the back of the button more secure similar to a pie tin folding over the lid. There's not much else you can do to salvage those mistake pins. I find a lot of reviews are blaming the machine for user error. The instructions are not so clear, but YouTube is packed with instructions that are. We have more resources than the past generations all in the palm of our hands ... Use it. Lastly it came suuuppeerrr early. I'm not saying that's the universal experience, but don't plan travel arrangements before the delivery date. Purchase when you know you'll be home to take it inside.
Lee Ann 
Tracy 
