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Some time ago I bought an IND-X wreck for parts.  Nothing
unusual here.  Great bulletproof steel boiler (just remember
to empty it and allow it to dry), and some other needed pieces.

  The other day I was going thru a junk box, saw a photocopier
axle and thought it might be the same OD as the IND-X axle.
It was, so I cleaned it up a bit, cut it down in length, and
with it replaced the original axle.  It is a couple of inches longer,
something I will adjust later.  I mounted the original flywheel
and valve gear, put it thru the bearing blocks, added the original
pulley, then the flywheel, and then the second pulley.  I tightened
the flywheel in the grip of the pulleys, put 10ozs of distilled
water in and turned it on.  Heated up pretty quickly and off it
went.  I can't say it is a fast runner, but it runs pretty well,
is smoother with the extra flywheel, and looks cool.  A fun project
for a mellow morning.  I added 3 photos and will add a video later.


Happy steaming,
Wayne

Looks great Wayne, now you need to take it a step further and make a twin-boilered IND-X like the Empire B-42   

Nick....already had an idea along those lines,
but this is what I wound up with.  I have an
idea for the other boiler.

By-the-by....I wish the heater was more than
450watts.  It is a big and heavy steel boiler
and the engine displacement is more than the
usual toy.  If this heater ever burns out I'll
be replacing it with at least 600watts of heat.

Wayne