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I have made many belt in my old hobby of Edison cylinder record players.
Here is how I did it and have done with my S 50 and generator setup.
First I cut the leather belt at an angle and mark about 3/8" on the front.....

That’s a great method. I have done some old Edisons’ using a straight cut and then contact adhesive. Your “angle” cut does look it might be stronger for a generator belt.
I used the method shown in the following youtube vid for the Edison.