Instead, Hsieh put his background in construction and his experimenter's attitude to work. He asked Hsinchu steel mills to bore holes in the light steel at its connection points, then bolted the pieces together, adding angled braces or a little cement to strengthen spots with two or more joins.
營造實務經驗豐富，又有研究精神的謝英俊，請新竹的鋼鐵工廠在輕型鋼的接點上鑽孔，再鎖上螺絲固定接點，遇有兩支以上輕型鋼連接的地方，再增加斜面支撐、或加入混凝土補強。