....that I have made "some" progress with the "Lathe of errors".
The vendor has gone strangely quiet and has not responded to my questions requests for support.
I decided to take a "
fix-it-or-fÜck-it" approach
and so.....
I attacked it with a set of files and what were round holes for mounting studs are now vertical slots for mounting studs allowing some movement of the motor.
I also fixed the awful placement of the drive pulley and where it had been hammered on I prised it off the motor shaft and used needle files to make it a better "slip-fit" and the pulley can now be adjusted along the shaft.
I looked at the original belt and it is 90 tooth and 18 inches in total length but the fitting and fixing made it as tight as a bowstring because of a lack of adjustment capability of the motor (now-fixed).
Searching online I have found 3 alternative belts of the same tooth-pitch but of slightly larger tooth-counts and lengths and I am hopeful that one of them will meet the requirement and be within my "adjustment range" and a good fit.
For good or ill I am committed to making this P.O.S. work as it should.
I will let y'all know how it goes. I promise.