This page is read only. You may view, but not change it. ===== Share the dead ends too: a hands on argument for sharing your failures ===== * **Speaker**: Trevor Johnson * **Room**: 250 * **Time**: Friday, [[https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/PY7UXH.ics|Oct 23rd 15:00 – 15:20]] * **Format**: Talk (20 min) * **Difficulty**: Beginner * **Track**: Community * **Additional Tags**: Open Hardware, 3D Printing, Knowledge Sharing, Conductive Filament, Open Source * **Experience**: Builder and problem-solver who develops open-source software and hardware under the Johnson Farms name and publishes reproducible research with the Idea Fields Institute. ==== Description: ==== Open hardware and open source run on shared knowledge, but we mostly share the things that worked. The dead ends and half-broken attempts stay private, even though they often save the next person the most time. This talk makes the case for sharing those failures as well. Using the example of a flashlight 3D-printed from conductive filament, the speaker will walk through the evolution of the project—from a first version that was a "limited success" to a second version that worked. By providing real measurements and a straight answer on the strengths and weaknesses of the filament, the session demonstrates how cheap, printable, open hardware makes it low-risk to share the messy parts of the creative process. Project URL: https://ataary.com/3d-printed-flashlight-with-conductive-filament/ **Target Audience:** * Open hardware and 3D printing enthusiasts * FOSS developers and documentation writers * Makers interested in the philosophy of open, reproducible research
