It was also tough on Ju's two secondhand excavators, which he repaired time and again to nurse them through the project. By the time it was over, the machines had given their all, and Ju commemorated their contribution by converting them into sculpture.
辛苦的包括兩台二手的挖土機，在修了又修之後，最終也鞠躬盡瘁，成了廢鐵，為了紀念挖土機的貢獻，朱銘特別將它們改裝成雕塑作品，陳放在工作室，紀念挖土機的辛苦，也記憶建館過程的點點滴滴。