Where is the best place in phoenix arizona to buy an industrial sewing machine?

I want to make designer handbags with heavy and lightweight materials but I need a machine that can keep up. Im not sure of the best place in phoenix arizona to purchase a machine like this and I hate ordering things online. I never know what I am going to get and I would like to support local business' if at all possible.

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1. Look in the phone book for industrial or commercial machine dealers, and start talking to them. Industrials are often single-stitch machines; sometimes so specialized that *this* machine is optimized for lightweight fabrics, and *that* one for heavy fabrics, and *this other one* was designed solely to sew bills on baseball caps. A typical industrial machine will have its own table, a separate motor, and will need an oil bath for lubrication. There are now some semi-industrial machines that are portable and don't need an oil bath... you'll have to figure out what will work for you. If you're not reading at http://www.fashion-incubator.com regularly, you should be... you might start here: http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/industrial_sewing_machines/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/sewquiet-4000-servo-motor/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/industrial_sewing_machines_differential_feed/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/implementing_the_toyota_sewing_system_at_fit_couture/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/fit_couture_lean_manufacturing_implementation/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/shopping_industrial_machines/