In New York he once made a hand-operated washing machine from a saucepan and several pieces of wood, and on another occasion he used the motor from an electric fan to power a self-adjusting easel. In Hsia's hands, all sorts of discarded objects, from sewing machines to camera lenses, are salvaged and put to good use.
在紐約的時候，他就曾以炒菜鍋和木板，自創一個手動的洗衣機。也利用過電風扇馬達打造專屬的升降梯畫架，人家不要的縫紉機、大相機鏡頭，到了他手上，都能起死回生，變成好用的東西。