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flatrod · 03-08-2026, 09:38 AM

When I started in the machine shop business back in the 70's, we had a crank welder. It was a machine you set stroke and it wire feed wire on the crank to build it up. Welding could of been done without a machine, have seen it done. I would guess that in the 40's if strokers were made it was welded up and ground most likely to 2" journals.

03-08-2026, 09:38 AM	#2
flatrod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 322	Re: Crank stroke before 49 When I started in the machine shop business back in the 70's, we had a crank welder. It was a machine you set stroke and it wire feed wire on the crank to build it up. Welding could of been done without a machine, have seen it done. I would guess that in the 40's if strokers were made it was welded up and ground most likely to 2" journals.