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Equipment

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:07:52 +0000

Equipment

The Edge is home to various equipment and facilities that the public has access to.

All equipment needs a General Safety Induction in order to be able to use it, and some equipment needs a further, specific induction in order to be able to use it. For details, check out the individual pages of the equipment below.

Some equipment requires a booking, which is managed through the State Library of Queensland Booking System.

Fabrication Lab Equipment

In the Fabrication Lab (in the basement of The Edge) you can find:

Laser Cutters

Laser cutters are great at quickly cutting and engraving sheets of material such as thin plywood, acrylic sheet, rubber stamps, fabric, leather, etc more info

Sewing Machines

Sewing machines are used to make all manner of textile goods; clothing, tents, bags, upholstery, etc more info

3D Printers

3D printers are used to turned digital models into real life objects. more info

Electronics Bench

The Edge Electronics Bench are a resource with a range of tools and diagnostic equipment including soldering irons, bench supplies, hot air reflow, antistatic matts, and some more specialized equipment like an oscilloscope and reflow oven. more info

Vinyl Cutter

The vinyl cutter can cut stickers and signage from your vector artwork. more info

Hand Tools

We carry a range of handtools for woodworking and general tasks. more info

Overlocker

Overlockers are used to add a quick and professional finish to raw edges when sewing. They are also great for working with stretch fabrics! more info

Laptops

Our laptops are handy if you want to work on your digital fabrication projects and are equipped with a range of handy software.

Desktop Computers

We have a couple of high powered desktop computers equipped with some expensive software (like the Adobe suite) and high specs so it can churn through large rendering jobs in a flash. more info

Other Equipment at The Edge

Upstairs/elsewhere at The Edge you will find:

Recording Studio

The Edge Recording Studio is a near professional environment for recording, editing and mixing sound. People use it for recording and mixing multitrack music recordings, recording interviews and podcasts. more info

Digital Media Lab

The Digital Media Lab includes a suite of workstations with a range of professional and free and open source software (FOSS) for graphic design, audio and video editing, web and app development, game design, animation and programming. more info

Coming Soon

3D Laser Scanner
Screen printing Carousel
X-Carve Router
Multicam CNC Knife
Documentation Station

Retired/Other Equipment

For a full list of all our equipment, including retired, please see this list

Contact Us

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:53:31 +0000

Contact Us

The team that looks after The Edge is called the Applied Creativity team.

You can contact us via:

Email: appliedcreativity@slq.qld.gov.au
Or by visiting during our opening hours.

Community Engagement

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:14:42 +0000

Community Engagement

Hack the evening

Our weekly meetup at The Edge on Thursday evenings, featuring lots of useful project ideas.

Hack the evening meetup

Made Today

A talks based meetup covering make and design practices, with guests and collaborative activities.

Made Today meetup

The Great and Grand Rumpus

Here you will find our large community engagement project The Great and Grand Rumpus, which has run several times.

Great and Grand Rumpus

Siganto Digital Learning

A workshop series that supported migrant & new arrival communities with digital skills and computer equipment.

Siganto Digital Learning

Project Examples

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:35:37 +0000

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Project Examples

Induction Requirements/Process Overview

Booking Process

Induction Content

Relevant Workshops

Extra Information

Fabrication Lab Shop

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:49:45 +0000

Fabrication Lab Shop

Edge Safety & Wellbeing Information

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:02:35 +0000

Edge Safety & Wellbeing Information

As the State Library’s space for creativity, ideas, and experimentation the safety and wellbeing of staff and our clients is covered by the WORK HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING COMMITMENT STATEMENT and Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy

State Library's Work health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Statement

State Library is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, free from harm for all our workers and clients. The health, safety and wellbeing of our workers and clients is a priority and fundamental to the delivery of our community purpose. All members of the State Library community, employees, contractors, volunteers and clients, have a collective and individual responsibility to work safely and be engaged in activities to help prevent injury and illness. A shared commitment and combined effort between leadership and community are essential to ensure effective risk management and the provision of a safe, purposeful, healthy, inclusive and respectful workplace that aligns with our strategic plan and enduring values.

Strategies for keeping everyone safe at The Edge

We have a couple of key strategies to keep everyone safe using the equipment at The Edge:

Inductions- When State Library identifies an elevated health and safety risk associated with any equipment or chemical, we will require you to complete an induction before booking and using that item. Check out the Inductions currently offered here

Supervision- Because of the elevated health and safety risk associated with some of the equipment, you can only book and use some of the equipment when there are trained supervisors on site to facilitate your use of the resources. We call these times in the week Open Lab - you can find more information about Open Lab here

Risk assessments and Safe Operation Procedures- State Library conducts regular risk assessments of the spaces, equipment and hazardous substances that get used at The Edge. Based on these risk assessments, we consult with our expert staff and outside consultants to develop Safe Operating Procedures or SOPs. These SOPs are quick reference documents that detail the hazards involved in using a particular piece equipment or a substance, and tell you what things you need to do to keep yourself and other people around you safe when employing them at The Edge. The SOPs are a core component that we cover in the inductions. Because we review them regularly, and you need to keep up to date with the latest safety info, we'll post a message on The Edge Safety Notice board whenever there are changes.

You can find all the latest Risk Assessments and SOPs in the table below.

Document

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anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:05:55 +0000

The Edge

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:08:59 +0000

The Edge

The Edge is State Library's space for creativity, ideas and experimentation.

For the latest information on access to The Edge always check the State Library Website

Open Lab Resources

Here you will find resources to help you with your projects at our Open lab sessions.

Open Lab Resources

Inductions

Here you will find info on our equipment inductions, including resource links.

Inductions

Public Workshops

Here you will find a range of the public workshops delivered at The Edge.

Public Workshops

Prototype Workshops

Here you will find many of the prototype workshops that have been developed at The Edge which might help you with your projects.

Prototype Workshops

Trial Workshops

Here you will find workshops that may have been trialled but are still incomplete or untested, still lots of useful resources.

Trial Workshops

Engagement

The Edge has run many successful community engagement projects, from regular meetups to large projects.

Engagement

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Equipment

Equipment

Fabrication Lab Equipment

Other Equipment at The Edge

Coming Soon

Retired/Other Equipment

See Also

Contact Us

Contact Us

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Project Examples

Project Examples

Induction Requirements/Process Overview

Booking Process

Induction Content

Relevant Workshops

Extra Information

Fabrication Lab Shop

Fabrication Lab Shop

Edge Safety & Wellbeing Information

Edge Safety & Wellbeing Information

State Library's Work health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Statement

Strategies for keeping everyone safe at The Edge

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