Photo — 16:9
Sterile-field instrument tray
Autoclavable tray with an RFID census. Foam mock-up to 300 units in eleven months.
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@MakerInParadise
→ start-to-finish build consulting
Consulting for the full idea-to-market pipeline
Build like a master.
Offering start-to-finish consulting for your projects in electronics, software, firmware, manufacturing robotics, AI, logistics and quality in the automotive, defense, aerospace, medical and general purpose manufacturing industries.
disciplinesmech · elec · fw
sectorsmed · def · lab
run_size1 – 500 units
shopsFL, USA · MNL, PH
lead_time4 weeks
statusaccepting_work
bench · board bring-up
gcodesentinel.com
Machine monitoring that calls before the crash
NC Studio
Toolpath editing and post-processing
in G-Code Sentinel
halus.ai
Applied AI for people who make physical things
Anim Studio
Motion and visualisation for hardware teams
in halus.ai
boekelsci.com
Boekel Scientific — lab instruments built to last
01 — Open source
code & models · 2 channels
github.com/BlinkingSun
Maker_In_Paradise — hardware/software for AI, robotics and manufacturing
19 repos · 6 private · 6 pinned
331
contributions · 12 mo
7 days
current streak
7 days
longest streak
52
busiest day
31 / 364
days with commits
claude-usage-widget
A floating macOS desktop widget showing live Claude Code session (5h) and weekly usage limits.
Swift
gcode-sentinel-releases
GCode Sentinel suite — signed & notarized macOS releases (controller + NC Studio)
Releases
stl2step
Universal STL (mesh) to STEP (B-Rep solid) conversion engine — C++ library + CLI, cross-platform, OpenCASCADE-based.
C++
vitals-widget
A floating macOS (Apple Silicon) desktop widget showing live CPU/GPU/RAM/SSD usage and temperatures.
Swift
claude-team-grok-heavy★ 4
Grok-heavy edition of the Claude Code /team skill: Fable 5 plans & integrates, a persistent Grok 4.5 master audits & tests (up to 5 slaves), up to 10 Grok executors build. Ultracode-like multi-agent coverage while sparing your Claude plan.
Shell
agent-awake
Agents keep your Mac awake while they work — persistent instruction set + Claude Code hooks for AllNighter's agent keep-awake switch
Shell
thingiverse.com/Blinkingsun
Free, printable parts from the shop — clips, jigs, fixtures and machine spares
30 designs · 12,955 downloads
Everything I post here is free to download, use and modify. Most of it started as a part I needed on a Tuesday — a fixture that had to exist before the next operation, a spare that was cheaper to print than to wait on. If it saves you an afternoon, that is the whole point.
30
designs published
12,955
downloads · total
1
makes posted
1
collections
12pt BBS RC center cap wrench for VW GLI (2003-2005)/VW 337 GTI (2002)
Folgertech FT-5/FT-6 SOLID Bowden (+dual) extruder mount
Laptop and tablet rack (26mm, 26mm, 12mm)
BlinkingSun 5015 blower fan modified casings
Folgertech FT-6 cable chain system
Folgertech FT-5/FT-6 Y-axis carriage mounts and belt tensioner
Drawing sheet — capability & project data
sheet flips to paper from here to rev 33
02 — Capability matrix
1 ■ lead · 2 ▨ advise · 3 □ networkDiscipline / phase
Concept
Design
Prototype
DFM
Production
Mechanical & product design
Electrical, embedded & PCB
Software & firmware
Additive & 3D printing
CAD & DFM consulting
Prototyping & short-run fab
tooling: SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · KiCad · Altium · STM32Cube · Rust · Python · Klipper · Mastercam
03 — Project index
6 shown · 40 on filePhoto — 16:9
Field telemetry node
IP68, −40 to 70 °C, solar trickle. Board, enclosure and firmware all mine.
Photo — 16:9
Handheld spectrometer
Palm-sized NIR head with a sealed optical bench and on-device inference.
Photo — 16:9
Lab centrifuge controller
Closed-loop drive, imbalance detection and a rewritten operator panel.
Photo — 16:9
Print-farm watchdog
Thermal-runaway detection running on-device across a 24-printer farm.
Photo — 16:9
3-axis camera gimbal
Brushless stabiliser for a survey UAV — mechanics, drive and firmware.
index: 6 of 40 on file · full drawing packages and photography available under NDA · view all →
End of drawing sheetback to terminal ↓
04 — Revision history
the living resumeSame idea as a drawing's rev block — what changed, when, and why. Runs back to 2009 and I add to it as things happen.
Rev
Date
Description
Tag
38
2026-07-22
Watchdog v2 firmware shipped — thermal runaway detection on-device
FIRMWARE
37
2026-06-04
First articles off the line, sterile tray program — 300 units, zero rejects
MEDICAL
36
2026-04-18
Manila prototyping bench commissioned — overnight iteration loop
SHOP
35
2026-02-09
halus.ai out of stealth
VENTURE
34
2025-11-30
Boekel Scientific instrument line refresh — four SKUs re-tooled
LAB
$ git log --since=2009 ↓
05 — Live from the shop
GITHUB@makerinparadise
a91f2cclamp extruder PID2h
7b30deOPC-UA bridge1d
c04e18tolerance stack doc3d
THINGIVERSE41 MODELS
8,412 DOWNLOADS YTD
06 — Ventures
07 — Engagement models
MODEL A1 WEEK
Design review
I read your CAD, boards and BOM, then hand you the list nobody wants to write.
FIXED FEE
MODEL B6–12 WEEKS
Build sprint
Concept to working hardware in your hands. Mechanical, electrical and firmware together.
SCOPED PER PHASE
MODEL CONGOING
Fractional bench
A few days a month on call — vendors, drawings, escalations, and the awkward questions.
MONTHLY RETAINER
Request
for quote
Tell me what it has to do and when it has to exist. One business day to a reply — including an honest no. Whatever we make, the files come home with you.
NAME
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EMAIL
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SCOPE
MECHANICALELECTRICALFIRMWAREDFMSHORT-RUNHIRING
DESCRIPTION
what are we making?
NDA ON REQUEST · ITAR-AWARE
SUBMIT