
Bill of materials — birthday edition
Ismaa’ël’sWishlist
Tape color = price class · edge bands = price, in resistor code
Stations ranked by priority: P1 (want the most) → P7 (someday) · card glow = price × priority
- COMMON < Rs 2.5K
- UNCOMMON Rs 2.5–7.5K
- RARE Rs 7.5–20K
- EPIC Rs 20–50K
- LEGENDARY Rs 50K+
①Browse the bins
②Click through to the shop
③Hold to call dibs — so nobody double-buys
The Venue
Part VENUE-01A thatched gazebo over a private pool, palms overhead, three nights of everyone I love under one Mauritian roof. Chip in what you like — every rupee moves the needle.

Wall of Fab
Station 00 · The break roomCrew on record: 00The crew that keeps this shop running. Names engraved, gratitude calibrated.
Coffee: bottomless · Coin slot: declined — love only
Gratitude measured in newton-metres · torque = thought × priority · never rupees
Days since last gift claimed
Regrettably, a record. Someone be the first article.
Polling the time clock…
Rankings run on the honor system — calibrated, like everything else here · all crew get wall space
FRAME FACTORY
QTY 02Priority 1 of 7The GPU makes the frames. The OLED shows them. Simple economics.
DLSS 4 · 16GB GDDR7 · OLED · FRAMES: ALL OF THEM

ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5080 16GB
SFF-ready, vapor chamber, 16 GB of GDDR7. Every game I own is about to feel brand new.

ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W
An OLED where every pixel turns itself off. Blacks so deep the bezel gets jealous.
COLD STORAGE
QTY 02Priority 2 of 7Terabytes for the RAW files and the 3 a.m. Docker experiments.
RAID: SHR · SCRUB: MONTHLY · SLEEP: EARNED
THE GLASS
QTY 01Priority 2 of 7One lens. The whole reason the camera exists.
33MM · F/1.4 · ISO 200 · GOLDEN HOUR: PERMANENT

Fujifilm XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR
The lens Fuji people call “life-changing” with a straight face. Provenance: every X-mount forum since 2021.
QUINLED BAY
QTY 09Priority 2 of 7Purpose-built WLED hardware. The good stuff, from the man himself.
LEVEL-SHIFTED · FUSED · QUINDOR-APPROVED

QuinLED Dig-Quad
Four fused, level-shifted channels. The ceiling project just became a whole-room project.

QuinLED Dig-Next 2
The next-generation board. Whatever Quindor builds next, the answer is yes.

QuinLED Dig-Uno
One channel, done properly. Gateway hardware — everyone starts with an Uno.

QuinLED Dig-Octa
Eight channels. At this point the house is one big addressable matrix, and I'm at peace with that.

QuinLED Dig2Go
Pocket WLED with USB-C. For LED emergencies, which are real and frequent.

QuinLED Data-Booster
Pushes clean data down runs that physics said were too long. Physics can file a complaint.

QuinLED Dig2Analog Plus
For the analog strips in my drawer that deserve a dignified retirement plan.

QuinLED ESP32 Board
The board that goes on the board. Spares are not optional at this altitude of hobby.

QuinLED Dig-COB
Bought per Quindor's buying guide, obviously. COB or nothing — pixels should be invisible.
TOOL WALL
QTY 12Priority 3 of 7Buy once, cry once. The German steel section.
TORQUE: SNUG · NO ROUNDED HEADS · SHADOW BOARD ENFORCED

iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit
64 bits and the confidence to void any warranty in the building.

iFixit Pro Tech Go Toolkit
The away-game version. For fixing things at other people's houses, which keeps happening.

iFixit Magnetic Project Mat
A whiteboard operating table, so tiny screws stop achieving escape velocity.

Wera Kraftform Kompakt 60
German ratcheting excellence in a case smaller than a sandwich. The engineering is the flex.

Wera Tool-Check Plus
A full bit set disguised as a pocket dictionary. Always packed, always justified.

Wera Kraftform Kompakt Micro Set
Eleven precision drivers for screws that require reading glasses.

Knipex Cobra XS
100 mm of plier that out-grips tools four times its size. Absurd. Essential.

Knipex Pliers Wrench XS
A wrench and pliers in a single pocket-sized tool. Carried daily, justified constantly.

Knipex Mini Pliers Set XS
Both XS legends in a belt pouch. Maximum capability per gram.

Knipex Electronic Super Knips
Flush cuts so clean the zip ties don't even feel it.

HOTO Electric Precision Screwdriver ADV
An electric screwdriver with torque settings and, frankly, beautiful industrial design.

HOTO Screwdriver & Drill Tools
The rest of the HOTO catalogue. Matte grey tools that spark joy.
THE BENCH
QTY 05Priority 3 of 7ESP32s, touchscreens, and calibrated measurement. The bench is sacred.
GPIO 21 · 3V3 · GND · FUME EXTRACTOR: ON

GLEDOPTO ESP32 Mini WLED Controller
Ships with WLED pre-flashed. The ceiling doesn't know what's coming.

GLEDOPTO WLED Controller (ESP32)
The bigger sibling, with proper screw terminals — wire nuts are for quitters.

ESP32 3.5″ LVGL Touchscreen Board
A tiny dashboard nobody asked for and everyone will end up using.

USB-C ESP32 Dev Boards
Rs 600 of silicon, 40 hours of firmware, one suspiciously intelligent light switch.

Mitutoyo Digital Caliper
Measures to 0.01 mm, which is exactly the respect the prints deserve.
FABRICATION
QTY 04Priority 4 of 7Plastic goes in. Organization comes out.
LAYER 0.20 MM · INFILL: 100% LOVE · SUPPORTS: FAMILY

Bambu Lab PETG HF Filament
For parts that survive actual use. Gridfinity bins, meet your maker. Literally.

Bambu Lab TPU 95A HF Filament
Squishy prints: bumpers, feet for everything, at least one questionable duck.

ruthex Heat-Set Inserts & Tools
Melting brass into plastic, on purpose. Extremely satisfying. Slightly addictive.

ruthex Metric Threaded Insert Sets
M3s for days. Every printed part deserves real threads.
COMMAND DESK
QTY 01Priority 4 of 7Quality of life, but make it thock.
PLAYER 1 READY · RGB: TASTEFUL · THOCK: MAX

Keychron Q1 Max
Gasket-mounted, QMK, thock. My current keyboard is fine — that's the problem.
THE LIGHT RIG
QTY 05Priority 4 of 7Premium strips and clean power. Glow responsibly.
24V RAIL · CRI ≥ 90 · DIFFUSE EVERYTHING
BTF-LIGHTING WS2814 RGBW Strips
RGBW at 24V: longer runs, less voltage drop, more ceiling. The math works — I checked twice.
BTF-LIGHTING SK6812 RGBW Strips
The RGBW classic. A real white channel is the difference between gamer room and lighting design.
BTF-LIGHTING FCOB Strips
A continuous ribbon of light with zero hotspots. Dangerously close to elegant.

Mean Well 24V Power Supplies
The PSU forums tell you to buy after the cheap one gets spicy. Skipping a step.

WAGO 221 Lever Connectors
Click, done, sleep well. The connector that ended an era of regret.
STOCKROOM
QTY 10Priority 5 of 7The consumables that make every project possible. Restock the peace of mind.
MIN QTY: NEVER ZERO · REORDER POINT: YESTERDAY

WAGO 221 Connector Assortment
A rainbow of 221s, sorted by pole count. Connector anxiety: cured.

WAGO 221 Inline Connectors
For splices that need to lie flat and act professional.

Ferrule Crimping Kit
Crimped ferrules on every stranded wire. The terminal blocks will eat well.

Heat Shrink Tubing Kit
Every diameter, because electrical tape is a confession.

JST Connector Kit
The connector every LED project demands and no drawer ever contains. Until now.

Dupont Connector Kit
Jumper ends for every breadboard adventure. Crimp once, prototype forever.

M3 Screw Assortment
The default fastener of the maker universe, in every length that matters.
Brass Heat-Set Insert Assortment
Brass inserts in bulk. Every printed enclosure gets machine-thread dignity.

Gridfinity Magnets
6×2 mm neodymium, by the hundred. The bins must click. The bins will click.
THE RACK
QTY 05Priority 6 of 7The hum of a well-fed rack is a love song.
U01–U07 · UPTIME 99.98% · FANS: WHOOSH

TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 · 2.5GbE Switch
2.5 gigabit, because my NAS and I have trust issues with 1GbE.

MikroTik CRS305 · 10G SFP+ Switch
Four SFP+ ports of headroom I will absolutely grow into. Don't fact-check this.

APC Back-UPS 1200VA
So a power blip can't take down the lab mid-scrub. Sleep insurance.

TP-Link TL-SG1008P · PoE Switch
Power over Ethernet: one cable does everything. Objectively elegant.

Reolink RLC-810A · 4K PoE Camera
4K footage. Officially for packages. Unofficially for the neighbour's cat.
THE BACKLOG
QTY 08Priority 7 of 7Still wanted, just patient. The queue never lies.
PRIORITY: EVENTUAL · STATUS: ACCEPTED · SHAME: NONE

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L
Carries one Fuji, two lenses, and the ongoing delusion of packing light.

Peak Design Outdoor Sling 7L
For hikes where the photo stops comfortably outnumber the hiking.

Peak Design Tech Pouch
Origami-grade compartments for the 37 cables I already labeled. The labels get an address.

Peak Design Field Pouch V2
Tiny bag, disproportionate joy. Believed capable of swallowing an entire shoot's worth of batteries.

Peak Design Camera Cube V2
Turns any backpack into a camera bag. Modular, structured, deeply on-brand.

Pinecil Smart Soldering Iron
A RISC-V soldering iron that heats in seconds and costs less than the solder. Open source, obviously.

FNIRSI Soldering Station
Fast heat-up, honest temperature readout, suspiciously good industrial design. The joints don't stand a chance.

Meta Quest 3
For standing in the living room, swinging at air, and calling it exercise.

