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First lathe turning in the bunker

26/04/202626/04/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 441 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

“There probably won’t be a video this week,” I said. “I probably won’t be in the mood,” I said. But,

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Liftshaft ladder

18/04/202618/04/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 525 Views 1 Comment Make-n-Do

This week’s video was way more frustrating in application than the simple plan in my head. And, it was frustrating

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Prepping for the electrician

11/04/202611/04/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 539 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

I still haven’t called the electrician. Something was in my head, holding me back. Then it hit me – and

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Spring cleaning

04/04/202604/04/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 421 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video is more of a “what I did off camera” report. Some jobs are just too boring to film.

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Bunker bench wood trim pt2

28/03/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 495 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video, while not terribly exciting visually, feels a lot like progress to me. I finish the wood trim on

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Building a new pub wall in my shed

21/03/202621/03/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 537 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I built a small pub in the corner of my shed more than a year ago. But its back wall

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Making a trap door for my lift shaft

14/03/202614/03/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 630 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

The trapdoor over my lift shaft wasn’t a priority, but I decided to do it anyway. Main reason being that

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Adding edge trimmings

07/03/202607/03/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 487 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Getting down to the ‘fiddly bits’ of a project is both encouraging and frustrating. Encouraging because I’m obviously on the

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Dominos and grinding

28/02/202628/02/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 511 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I had some old electronics in my shed, awaiting disposal, for several years. My recent cleanup and declutter forced me

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Inertia and bargains

21/02/202621/02/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 567 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I had a slow week this week. The heat and humidity was one obstacle – and a mental block the

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Grafting and grinding

14/02/202614/02/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 694 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

This week’s work was more of an effort than it should have been. As usual, the issues were of my

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Preparing to move my dust collector

25/01/202625/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 731 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

To progress my basement project, I’m upstairs preparing to move and re-build my dust-collection system. Reason being, the dust collector

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Fixing my forklift

17/01/202617/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 870 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Remember that red hand-operated forklift I bought a little while ago – the one that wouldn’t wheel with a load

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Hanging my new door

10/01/202610/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 918 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

A door probably shouldn’t take this long to finish. But, since it’s my first time making a door, I guess

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Installing a 2025 time capsule

03/01/202603/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 747 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I started this element of my bunker build more than six months ago. But, of course, I had to hold

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Building a shield wall

20/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2695 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

This week I’m building a shield wall in the basement. The purpose of this is to shield the workshop from

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Shovelling dirt and fake-building bricks

13/09/202513/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2274 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This video isn’t very exciting (unlike all my other riveting episodes 😉 Yes, I really am just shovelling dirt and

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Installing a secret door in the bunker

07/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2483 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week’s video installing a special/secret door in the bunker is a significant event. It’s a small, old door, but….

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Finishing pit walls in the bunker

30/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2590 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

It’s getting pretty serious in the bunker at the moment. I seem to be finishing up a lot of key

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Castle walls and silly falls

23/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1994 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

As per the title, I build a (faux) castle wall – very apt for an Irishman’s underground bunker. In the

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