Billie Ruben (Makes)
@billieruben.bsky.social
🔞 🎨✂️Maker of many kinds🧵🛠️
👨👩👧👦 helps run many communities
🌐 https://www.billieruben.info
▶️ http://youtube.com/c/BillieRuben
🎮 http://discord.gg/WpGdD3f
💸 http://patreon.com/BillieRuben
👨👩👧👦 helps run many communities
🌐 https://www.billieruben.info
▶️ http://youtube.com/c/BillieRuben
🎮 http://discord.gg/WpGdD3f
💸 http://patreon.com/BillieRuben
Has anyone ever played music for whales?
Sound seems so important to their lives.
I have a feeling they’d like jazz. Or 8 bit.
Sound seems so important to their lives.
I have a feeling they’d like jazz. Or 8 bit.
August 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Has anyone ever played music for whales?
Sound seems so important to their lives.
I have a feeling they’d like jazz. Or 8 bit.
Sound seems so important to their lives.
I have a feeling they’d like jazz. Or 8 bit.
PTFE tape works SO WELL on old drawers that are jamming due to friction/ racking against the frame!
I got it on AliExpress and put it on the runners and anywhere the sides of the drawer were scratched.
They glide like silk now!
I got it on AliExpress and put it on the runners and anywhere the sides of the drawer were scratched.
They glide like silk now!
August 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
PTFE tape works SO WELL on old drawers that are jamming due to friction/ racking against the frame!
I got it on AliExpress and put it on the runners and anywhere the sides of the drawer were scratched.
They glide like silk now!
I got it on AliExpress and put it on the runners and anywhere the sides of the drawer were scratched.
They glide like silk now!
It always bothers me when the cap colors don’t match the pen.
Glass cabochons from Ali, and little #lasercut paper dots that I glue on using tacky craft glue.
The smallest things soothe my soul sometimes. 😆
The container is, of course, #gridfinity compatible: makerworld.com/models/768015.
Glass cabochons from Ali, and little #lasercut paper dots that I glue on using tacky craft glue.
The smallest things soothe my soul sometimes. 😆
The container is, of course, #gridfinity compatible: makerworld.com/models/768015.
May 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It always bothers me when the cap colors don’t match the pen.
Glass cabochons from Ali, and little #lasercut paper dots that I glue on using tacky craft glue.
The smallest things soothe my soul sometimes. 😆
The container is, of course, #gridfinity compatible: makerworld.com/models/768015.
Glass cabochons from Ali, and little #lasercut paper dots that I glue on using tacky craft glue.
The smallest things soothe my soul sometimes. 😆
The container is, of course, #gridfinity compatible: makerworld.com/models/768015.
Oh my goshhh Laura has done the MOST BREATHTAKING WORK!! 😱😱😱😱😱
I absolutely can’t wait to take a selfie with this beautiful beast!
I absolutely can’t wait to take a selfie with this beautiful beast!
Come see the LightBurn Dragon at LBX 2025! Its amazing creator Laura Mathews will be giving a talk where she'll share the story of how she made it, from the initial design stages to the final creation.
Learn more and sign up at www.LBX.events.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG-o...
Learn more and sign up at www.LBX.events.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG-o...
I’m making a HUGE DRAGON!
YouTube video by Laura Mathews Art
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh my goshhh Laura has done the MOST BREATHTAKING WORK!! 😱😱😱😱😱
I absolutely can’t wait to take a selfie with this beautiful beast!
I absolutely can’t wait to take a selfie with this beautiful beast!
Can’t wait to see y’all there! 😍
Hone your laser skills with two days of classes, talks, networking, and the latest in laser tech at LBX 2025. Sign up at: www.LBX.events
March 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Can’t wait to see y’all there! 😍
After this all blows over, we should crown Straddie Australia’s best islands.
What a champion job they’re doing keeping ol’ #cyclonealfred at bay.
Maybe as a token of appreciation, we can finally stop mining them for sand!
What a champion job they’re doing keeping ol’ #cyclonealfred at bay.
Maybe as a token of appreciation, we can finally stop mining them for sand!
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
After this all blows over, we should crown Straddie Australia’s best islands.
What a champion job they’re doing keeping ol’ #cyclonealfred at bay.
Maybe as a token of appreciation, we can finally stop mining them for sand!
What a champion job they’re doing keeping ol’ #cyclonealfred at bay.
Maybe as a token of appreciation, we can finally stop mining them for sand!
For the next time a troll gets mad about this new-fangled STEAM thing, here’s a book about maths from 1896!
January 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
For the next time a troll gets mad about this new-fangled STEAM thing, here’s a book about maths from 1896!
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Yes! On @billieruben.bsky.social's website. She has a ton of valuable knowledge there, on YouTube, everywhere!
Give her a follow or two 🙌🏻
Give her a follow or two 🙌🏻
My 3D printing posters
I just thought I'd make a post with my posters in it so it's easy to find and share. 😊You can purchase prints on Redbubble, but I only get a tiny cut. If you want to support me making more the best wa...
www.billieruben.info
January 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yes! On @billieruben.bsky.social's website. She has a ton of valuable knowledge there, on YouTube, everywhere!
Give her a follow or two 🙌🏻
Give her a follow or two 🙌🏻
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Any fellow 3D printer printers out there?
Those who know, I got mine fairly recently (October 2024, for my birthday) and I've been loving it.
I have yet to design stuff myself, but I'm pumped for it.
I recently stumbled upon this sheet from @billieruben.bsky.social and it's gold.
Follow her! ❤️
Those who know, I got mine fairly recently (October 2024, for my birthday) and I've been loving it.
I have yet to design stuff myself, but I'm pumped for it.
I recently stumbled upon this sheet from @billieruben.bsky.social and it's gold.
Follow her! ❤️
January 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Any fellow 3D printer printers out there?
Those who know, I got mine fairly recently (October 2024, for my birthday) and I've been loving it.
I have yet to design stuff myself, but I'm pumped for it.
I recently stumbled upon this sheet from @billieruben.bsky.social and it's gold.
Follow her! ❤️
Those who know, I got mine fairly recently (October 2024, for my birthday) and I've been loving it.
I have yet to design stuff myself, but I'm pumped for it.
I recently stumbled upon this sheet from @billieruben.bsky.social and it's gold.
Follow her! ❤️
🧵❓ What was the best idea you had last year ❓
I’ll start!
I turn my therapy notes into catchy songs using AI, so the key messages get stuck in my head and form really strong thought pathways.
Kinda like advanced mnemonics!
It’s helped SO MUCH as I recover from PTSD and manage my anxiety.
I’ll start!
I turn my therapy notes into catchy songs using AI, so the key messages get stuck in my head and form really strong thought pathways.
Kinda like advanced mnemonics!
It’s helped SO MUCH as I recover from PTSD and manage my anxiety.
January 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🧵❓ What was the best idea you had last year ❓
I’ll start!
I turn my therapy notes into catchy songs using AI, so the key messages get stuck in my head and form really strong thought pathways.
Kinda like advanced mnemonics!
It’s helped SO MUCH as I recover from PTSD and manage my anxiety.
I’ll start!
I turn my therapy notes into catchy songs using AI, so the key messages get stuck in my head and form really strong thought pathways.
Kinda like advanced mnemonics!
It’s helped SO MUCH as I recover from PTSD and manage my anxiety.
Reposted by Billie Ruben (Makes)
Spotted While Roaming in a Small City in Aotearoa New Zealand:
At a beach side park: A tiny human (2?) is questing to find as many piggy wiggies as she can. She gleefully waddles around a large family of people at a bbq, pointing at their toes and shrieking with delight when they wiggle them. (1)
At a beach side park: A tiny human (2?) is questing to find as many piggy wiggies as she can. She gleefully waddles around a large family of people at a bbq, pointing at their toes and shrieking with delight when they wiggle them. (1)
January 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Spotted While Roaming in a Small City in Aotearoa New Zealand:
At a beach side park: A tiny human (2?) is questing to find as many piggy wiggies as she can. She gleefully waddles around a large family of people at a bbq, pointing at their toes and shrieking with delight when they wiggle them. (1)
At a beach side park: A tiny human (2?) is questing to find as many piggy wiggies as she can. She gleefully waddles around a large family of people at a bbq, pointing at their toes and shrieking with delight when they wiggle them. (1)
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So.. I think I really like this multi material 3d printing thing... (Making a design to use some LED string lights left over from holiday decorations at work.)
Clear PLA + gold silk PLA
Clear PLA + gold silk PLA
December 29, 2024 at 8:45 PM
So.. I think I really like this multi material 3d printing thing... (Making a design to use some LED string lights left over from holiday decorations at work.)
Clear PLA + gold silk PLA
Clear PLA + gold silk PLA
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Laser cut skyline of the world
youtu.be/gSZTOckQ1ok
youtu.be/gSZTOckQ1ok
December 29, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Laser cut skyline of the world
youtu.be/gSZTOckQ1ok
youtu.be/gSZTOckQ1ok
My sister:
“✨🎄MERRY CRISIS! 🎄✨”
🤣🤣🤣
“✨🎄MERRY CRISIS! 🎄✨”
🤣🤣🤣
December 25, 2024 at 8:30 AM
My sister:
“✨🎄MERRY CRISIS! 🎄✨”
🤣🤣🤣
“✨🎄MERRY CRISIS! 🎄✨”
🤣🤣🤣
Made a wee goat earring! More videos and pics in the comments.
Need to find a less scratchy fluro paint!
Need to find a less scratchy fluro paint!
December 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Made a wee goat earring! More videos and pics in the comments.
Need to find a less scratchy fluro paint!
Need to find a less scratchy fluro paint!
I made this video at work (LightBurn)! :)
@lightburn.bsky.social
#laser #lasercutter #diy #craft #digitalfabrication
youtu.be/KrAQY9wFv2c?...
@lightburn.bsky.social
#laser #lasercutter #diy #craft #digitalfabrication
youtu.be/KrAQY9wFv2c?...
Creative Uses for Advanced Cut Settings
YouTube video by LightBurn Software
youtu.be
December 21, 2024 at 4:43 AM
I made this video at work (LightBurn)! :)
@lightburn.bsky.social
#laser #lasercutter #diy #craft #digitalfabrication
youtu.be/KrAQY9wFv2c?...
@lightburn.bsky.social
#laser #lasercutter #diy #craft #digitalfabrication
youtu.be/KrAQY9wFv2c?...
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I have poor circulation so I bought USB heated gloves, which means that I am wearing fingerless gloves with cords coming out of them. It's giving 90s cyberpunk hacker.
December 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I have poor circulation so I bought USB heated gloves, which means that I am wearing fingerless gloves with cords coming out of them. It's giving 90s cyberpunk hacker.
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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
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When men rage, they blow and shoot things up and start wars.
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
When men rage, they blow and shoot things up and start wars.
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
When women rage, we create.
We knit, do embroidery and cross stitch. We create new things ... while we figure out how to fix the broken things.
Behold rage project #1
A little experiment before I sleep.
Laser engravings in glass filled with a mixture of gold pigment, bees wax and linseed oil (a DIY “Rub n Buff”).
Carnuba wax would be better I think. It’s harder/glossier. And the deeper and uglier the engraving, the better it looked filled, so more passes
Laser engravings in glass filled with a mixture of gold pigment, bees wax and linseed oil (a DIY “Rub n Buff”).
Carnuba wax would be better I think. It’s harder/glossier. And the deeper and uglier the engraving, the better it looked filled, so more passes
December 4, 2024 at 12:03 PM
A little experiment before I sleep.
Laser engravings in glass filled with a mixture of gold pigment, bees wax and linseed oil (a DIY “Rub n Buff”).
Carnuba wax would be better I think. It’s harder/glossier. And the deeper and uglier the engraving, the better it looked filled, so more passes
Laser engravings in glass filled with a mixture of gold pigment, bees wax and linseed oil (a DIY “Rub n Buff”).
Carnuba wax would be better I think. It’s harder/glossier. And the deeper and uglier the engraving, the better it looked filled, so more passes
Ahh that was so much fun!!!
Congratulations to Steph and thank you for having me on to celebrate with you!!
For anyone that missed the session, you can find out more about this amazing project here:
www.makerqueen.com.au/skill-seeker...
Congratulations to Steph and thank you for having me on to celebrate with you!!
For anyone that missed the session, you can find out more about this amazing project here:
www.makerqueen.com.au/skill-seeker...
December 4, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Ahh that was so much fun!!!
Congratulations to Steph and thank you for having me on to celebrate with you!!
For anyone that missed the session, you can find out more about this amazing project here:
www.makerqueen.com.au/skill-seeker...
Congratulations to Steph and thank you for having me on to celebrate with you!!
For anyone that missed the session, you can find out more about this amazing project here:
www.makerqueen.com.au/skill-seeker...
One hour to go!!!!
In 12 hours I will be on a panel discussion with Steph Piper, celebrating the launch of her shiny new book: Skill Seeker, published by MAKE!!!
Come hang out!
events.zoom.us/ev/Aj__9Jd3H...
Come hang out!
events.zoom.us/ev/Aj__9Jd3H...
Fireside Chat with Steph Piper - Maker Skill Trees
Join Dale Dougherty and Steph Piper, author of Skill Seeker Maker Edition, for a talk on tracking your growth and leveling up your skills!
events.zoom.us
December 3, 2024 at 10:52 PM
One hour to go!!!!
In 12 hours I will be on a panel discussion with Steph Piper, celebrating the launch of her shiny new book: Skill Seeker, published by MAKE!!!
Come hang out!
events.zoom.us/ev/Aj__9Jd3H...
Come hang out!
events.zoom.us/ev/Aj__9Jd3H...
Fireside Chat with Steph Piper - Maker Skill Trees
Join Dale Dougherty and Steph Piper, author of Skill Seeker Maker Edition, for a talk on tracking your growth and leveling up your skills!
events.zoom.us
December 3, 2024 at 12:01 PM
In 12 hours I will be on a panel discussion with Steph Piper, celebrating the launch of her shiny new book: Skill Seeker, published by MAKE!!!
Come hang out!
events.zoom.us/ev/Aj__9Jd3H...
Come hang out!
events.zoom.us/ev/Aj__9Jd3H...
Reverse engineered and #LaserCut this recessed “French Matting” technique with inverted filets at the corners and a chamfer/beveled edge.
The burned edge leaves something to be desired, but it’s still a cool effect! Will look better in a frame.
The burned edge leaves something to be desired, but it’s still a cool effect! Will look better in a frame.
December 2, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Reverse engineered and #LaserCut this recessed “French Matting” technique with inverted filets at the corners and a chamfer/beveled edge.
The burned edge leaves something to be desired, but it’s still a cool effect! Will look better in a frame.
The burned edge leaves something to be desired, but it’s still a cool effect! Will look better in a frame.
Reposted by Billie Ruben (Makes)
It's decided, I'll do a @freecad.bsky.social stream in the somewhat near future and I already have an idea what challenge to tackle live and show how I solved it in FreeCAD 1.0 😊
It's been a few years since the last ones, but here they are: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's been a few years since the last ones, but here they are: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 30, 2024 at 7:46 PM
It's decided, I'll do a @freecad.bsky.social stream in the somewhat near future and I already have an idea what challenge to tackle live and show how I solved it in FreeCAD 1.0 😊
It's been a few years since the last ones, but here they are: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's been a few years since the last ones, but here they are: youtube.com/playlist?lis...