The Space

Gold Coast TechSpace is a community workshop for people who like to make, fix, tinker and learn. Members can build, repair and experiment here, and use tools they wouldn’t have at home — including our CO₂ laser cutter.

The Workshop

This is where most of the work gets done. There are workbench bays fitted out for electronics, soldering and repairs, with test gear, storage tubs and good lighting. Bring a project, a broken gadget or just an idea.

Electronics workbench bay with test equipment, tools and parts storage in the Workshop
Workbench bay with monitors, bench power supply and storage tubs in the Workshop
The Workshop at Gold Coast TechSpace with workbenches and shelving along the walls
Members chatting around the workbenches in the Workshop

The Main Hall

On meetup nights we hire the main hall for workshops, talks, show-and-tell, model painting and general socialising. It’s a good place to meet members and see what people are working on.

Members working on laptops around tables during a meetup night in the Main Hall
Members painting models at a table during a meetup night in the Main Hall

The Quiet Room

Our computer lab, for programming, CAD and design, 3D-print slicing and research. It’s a calmer space away from the noise of the workshop, and it doubles as extra storage.

Computer lab in the Quiet Room with desktop PCs along a long desk

The Storage Room (aka the Boneyard)

Shelves of parts, components and donated gear. It’s also where dead electronics end up. Strip them for motors, switches, screens and other spare parts, and keep good components out of landfill.

Storage room shelves stacked with parts, components and salvaged electronics
Parts drawers and workbench in the storage room looking through to the Quiet Room

Tools & Equipment

  • Electronics: soldering stations, hot air rework station, multimeters, oscilloscope, bench power supplies, logic analyser, component library (resistors, capacitors, ICs and so on)
  • Digital fabrication: CO₂ laser cutter / engraver, 3D printers
  • Hand tools: screwdrivers, pliers, wire strippers, crimpers, spanners, files, clamps, vices
  • Power tools: drill press, cordless drills, rotary tool, jigsaw, sander, heat gun
  • Computers: PCs with CAD, slicing and coding software, plus a printer