Today the molds are generally made of silicone while the metal is melted in an electric furnace, but two things remain unchanged-the metal must be melted and cast at 1200 ° C or higher, and those working the metal must endure infernal heat as they sweat away in front of an open furnace.
不變的是，熔銅、鑄銅的溫度必須保持在攝氏 1,200 度以上，而開放式的鍋爐，更讓鑄銅人必須與高溫貼身搏鬥。