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Bunker door and lift shaft progress

07/06/202607/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 203 Views 1 Comment Make-n-Do

In this video I make some good progress on the old gate that will become my bunker door. I’ve made

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Bunker lights and door

30/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 358 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

The lights in the bunker were all wired up last week – and this week I begged Rosie to help

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Bunker electrics finished

24/05/202629/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 49 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

My bunker electrics are finished – and so is my latest batch of beer. Both turned out rather nice. Eddie,

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Cooking and brewing in my shed

17/05/202629/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 44 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Still on go-slow after my operation, I decided to cook a rather nice seafood chowder and brew some beer in

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Electrical prep and trap door bits

09/05/202609/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 252 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I’m still on restricted duties (post nasal surgery) – but did manage to finish a couple of small jobs. The

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Post-op nosing about

02/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 452 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

It’s been a week since my surgery and I finally adventured out to the shed to nose around. Surely I

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First lathe turning in the bunker

26/04/202626/04/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 341 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 420 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 413 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 346 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 412 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 426 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 515 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 404 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 435 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 480 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 568 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 620 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 777 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 778 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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