3D Printing Meets the Keyboard

The structure of a mechanical keyboard and the logic of brick-based construction were never meant to coexist.

One is all about precision—every screw, every circuit trace, meticulously engineered and measured.
The other is about creative chaos—stacking parts together to build something wildly imaginative, piece by unpredictable piece.

One belongs to the industrial age: rational, controlled, repeatable.
The other taps into a childlike spirit: emotional, open-ended, impossible to predict.

They speak entirely different languages.
One demands tight tolerances. The other thrives on open play.
One is built for stable feedback. The other is about the thrill of building something your own.

Traditionally, these two systems are incompatible.
But we wanted to change that.

We wanted them not only to meet—but to merge.
To become something new. Something strange and strangely captivating.

So when we set out to design Sachiel, we knew it wasn’t just another structural experiment.
It was a conversation between engineering and imagination.

And to make that conversation happen, we needed new ways to connect, new materials, and maybe even a new kind of thinking.

That’s where 3D printing came in—the first major technical leap in KBDcraft’s journey.

Two Standards, One Connection

Every KBDcraft keyboard is built on its own architectural logic.
It’s not just a PCB, switches, and some keycaps—it's a carefully constructed system built to deliver a specific feel, sound, and response.
We've always worked within that internal logic—iterating with precision and consistency.

But with Sachiel, we asked ourselves a new question:

What happens when a keyboard needs to function with industrial precision—yet also live inside a brick-built, endlessly customizable shell?

How do you connect something highly standardized and rigid to something asymmetrical, fluid, and forever changing?

It’s a question few in the mechanical keyboard world have ever seriously considered.

Our first answer: a custom-designed structure we call the Adaptive Gasket Mount.

Instead of forcing a rigid connection, this mount uses flexible supports to let the keyboard core float securely inside its brick enclosure. Think of it as a living, breathing buffer zone—one that:

• Prevents physical interference between the PCB and the outer brick frame

• Maintains consistent key feel and sound, regardless of the case material

• Allows the shell to be rebuilt, modified, or expanded—without needing to disassemble the core

It’s like a layer of connective tissue, allowing two very different “organs” to coexist—and even work together.

But that was just the beginning.

The Turning Point: 3D Printing

Sachiel is the very first KBDcraft keyboard to integrate 3D printing into its mechanical structure.

At the heart of this innovation is the knob encoder interface—
We designed a 3D-printed adapter that allows it to connect with standard cross-axle brick parts.
That means any compatible building piece can become part of the knob.

And it’s not just about how it turns—it’s about what it becomes.

• Maybe your volume knob is a tiny robot head.

• Or a printed battle module that doubles as a macro controller.

• Or something weird, playful, and completely your own.

For the first time, brick parts aren’t just decorative—they’re interactive.
They’ve crossed the boundary into the keyboard’s functional layer.

We’re no longer just attaching bricks to a keyboard.
We’re turning building blocks into active components of the keyboard itself.

That’s not just a crossover—it’s a creative breakthrough.

Sachiel is currently the only KBDcraft keyboard to feature 3D-printed components as part of its core mechanical system.

We don’t know yet if future models will follow the same path.
But we do know this:

This one belongs to you.

You can download the files, tweak them, remix them, make them entirely your own.
If our goal is creative freedom, 3D printing is a tool we’re excited to keep exploring—when and where it makes sense.

Because starting with Sachiel, a keyboard isn’t just something you build.

It’s something you co-create.

And the rest of the story? That’s yours to build.