Welded Bags
Description: The only way to get big stroke in the early decades of hot rodding was taking an existing crank, building up the journals through welding, and then machine finishing it, and that is what Alex Alexander had a knack for. As a welder, machinist, and avid hot rodder, Alex started making his own welded strokers in the '50s. As orders stacked up from word of mouth, he eventually had to admit that he had a business and formalized his operation as the less than creatively named 'Crankshaft Company' in 1965. From mild to wild, Crankshaft Company could build it and build it right, whether it was a street driven small block or a top fuel big block, the originator of the welded stroker could be counted on to go the distance.
Description: There are welders who follow drawings, measure twice and consult engineering specifications. And then there’s this bloke. Arms folded. Helmet down. Standing proudly behind a steel abomination held together with enough weld bead to survive the apocalypse. Is it structurally sound? Irrelevant. He welded it. It helded. Case closed. Cool fact: modern arc welding developed rapidly in the late 19th century, although historians have yet to determine exactly when “that’ll hold” became an internationally recognised engineering standard.
Description: This design puts an industrial spin on a classic historical conquest, asserting the total dominance of the welder over any structural challenge. It celebrates the efficiency and skill of a professional who arrives on the job site, identifies the problem, and fuses it into submission. Ideal for ironworkers, rig welders, and shop leads who take pride in their "mission accomplished" work ethic.
