TF//001
The Last Courier
A mineralised courier robot, curled protectively around a sealed delivery capsule. Delivery status: still active.
TF//002
The Tidal Archivist
A mechanical archivist embedded in riverstone, its recording drum stopped mid-rotation.
Digital STL files. No physical item will be shipped.
€12VAT shown at checkout where applicable
- Format
- STL files
- Parts
- 6
- Size
- 142 × 110 × 88 mm
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Updates
- Free file updates by email
- Version
- v0.9.0
Recovery record
Rivers keep excellent archives; this machine tried to keep a better one.
The drum stopped between two index marks. Whatever it heard last was never filed.
Water wear rounded the stone but spared the mechanism — the vanes still read as metal under a painter's drybrush.
The record, in plain terms
| What is this? | Digital STL package for resin 3D printing |
|---|---|
| Digital or physical? | Digital download only — no physical item will be shipped. |
| Files included | the-tidal-archivist_riverstone-base.stl; the-tidal-archivist_body.stl; the-tidal-archivist_recording-drum.stl; the-tidal-archivist_intake-vanes.stl; the-tidal-archivist_sensor-boom.stl; the-tidal-archivist_index-plate.stl; README-tidal-archivist.txt (print notes and licence) |
| Print size | 142 × 110 × 88 mm assembled at intended scale |
| Parts | 6 |
| Pre-supported? | No — unsupported STLs with documented orientation notes. Pre-supported files are planned as a free update. |
| Intended printer | MSLA/DLP resin printers |
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Recommended layer height | 35–50 µm |
| Assembly | Six parts with keyed joints. No magnets. |
| Test-print status | Not yet test printed — files pending final production. |
| Licences | Personal (€12) or Commercial (€44) |
| File updates | Delivered by email to the address from your order, at no extra cost. |
| Current version | v0.9.0 |
Package contents
- the-tidal-archivist_riverstone-base.stl
- the-tidal-archivist_body.stl
- the-tidal-archivist_recording-drum.stl
- the-tidal-archivist_intake-vanes.stl
- the-tidal-archivist_sensor-boom.stl
- the-tidal-archivist_index-plate.stl
- README-tidal-archivist.txt (print notes and licence)
Delivered as a versioned ZIP archive through a secure, expiring download link. Files never leave your order — sharing or reselling the digital files is not permitted under either licence.
Before you press print
Orient parts so large flat faces avoid the build plate; the documented orientation notes in the package give a tested starting point per part. Add supports to overhangs steeper than 50° — the geometry avoids fragile islands where possible.
Six parts with keyed joints. No magnets.
Recommended layer height: 35–50 µm. Wash and cure before assembly; test-fit keyed joints dry before glue. The Print Guide covers resin choice, supports, hollowing and safety in detail.
Scale honestly
At the intended 1:1 scale the assembled specimen measures 142 × 110 × 88 mm. Uniform rescaling works, but below ~80% fine mechanical detail drops beneath what a 50 µm pixel can resolve, and keyed joints need re-test-fitting at any new scale.
Evidence plates
These are archival reconstruction plates — the working placeholder art of the archive. Final artwork, raw prints and painted evidence photographs replace them as production assets are completed, clearly labelled per image.
Two ways to hold it
Personal — print, paint, display and gift physical prints. No selling.
Commercial — everything in Personal, plus selling physical prints you make. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the digital files stays prohibited under both licences.
The short version above is a summary; the licence comparison and terms are authoritative.
Restoration record
v0.9.0Pre-release package placeholder. Final files pending.
Purchasers receive every future file update for this specimen by email, free.
Field questions
Is this a digital or a physical product?
Digital STL files for resin 3D printing. No physical item will be shipped.
Is it pre-supported?
Not yet — unsupported STLs with documented orientation notes. Pre-supported files are planned as a free update.
What skill level does it need?
Intermediate: six keyed parts and some thin vane geometry that benefits from careful support placement.
From the same strata
TF//003
The Garden Sentinel
A compact watch-machine grown through by roots that fossilised around their prisoner.
TF//B01
The First Excavation
The complete first dig: courier, archivist and sentinel, recovered together.