日治後期至戰後初期，以柴井車鑿竹井，曾是臺灣農村普遍的風景，也是水井村耆老的拿手技藝。井架中的木輪，上面繞有竹索，末端則連結帶有活門裝置的特殊鐵管。師傳指揮井架上的水腳（chúi-kha），一邊吆喝一邊踩踏輪幅，帶動鐵管上上下下，直至鑿到藏在地底深處的含水層。
During the late period of Japanese colonial rule and the early post-war era, the use of a manpower well-digging device known as the ‘spider wheel’ was a common method for accessing underground water. This device consisted of a wooden wheel in the center, around which a bamboo rope was wound. At the end of the rope stood a special iron pipe equipped with a valve. The master directed the water workers on the well frame, shouting instructions as they simultaneously trod on the wheel. They caused the iron pipe to move up and down, boring the ground until reaching the aquifer hidden deep underground. This technique was not only a common rural practice but also an expertise mastered by the elderly residents of Shuijing Village.