What helps to make a Fab Lab great? Certainly equipment and space. The manager plays an important role for sure. The members… of course, but what forms the backbone of any such facility is its volunteers.
Volunteers, like you perhaps, bring a wide variety of skills, knowledge, and passion to a Fab Lab. These skills range from highly technical to a need for order and cleanliness. A willingness to help people or contribute time and talent is just as important as knowing how to write software code or run a machine.