Members kskinner Posted January 24, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, kgg said: Which part of the country are you moving to? kgg Will be most likely settling in Kitchener/Waterloo area of Ontario, not far from Toronto. Subject to change but definitely Ontario! Quote
kgg Posted January 24, 2020 Report Posted January 24, 2020 25 minutes ago, kskinner said: Will be most likely settling in Kitchener/Waterloo area of Ontario, not far from Toronto. Subject to change but definitely Ontario! Welcome to Canada, and Ontario. Lots of brand name dealers and clone dealers down that end of Ontario. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted January 25, 2020 Moderator Report Posted January 25, 2020 Kitchener/Waterloo isn't that far from Elmira, where the Aaron Martin Mennonite harness shop is located. They use Adler machines and may be able to help you out. As for patchers, check shoe repair shops and classifieds when you get settled. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Joon1911 Posted January 25, 2020 Members Report Posted January 25, 2020 I know of at least one leather sewing machine dealer in Toronto. Probably at least a couple in the metropolitan area. To be clear, I’ve never dealt with them, just found their sight on the interwebs while searching for a Lucris press. Good luck on the move. http://www.tools4leather.com/12_used_machines_available.htm Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
Members kskinner Posted January 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, kgg said: Welcome to Canada, and Ontario. Lots of brand name dealers and clone dealers down that end of Ontario. kgg Great to hear, thanks for that. Should be able to find something that'll work for me. Appreciate the welcome! 17 hours ago, Wizcrafts said: Kitchener/Waterloo isn't that far from Elmira, where the Aaron Martin Mennonite harness shop is located. They use Adler machines and may be able to help you out. As for patchers, check shoe repair shops and classifieds when you get settled. That sounds like a brilliant lead, I should definitely get in touch with them. They are amazing people - one summer when I visited Canada, they very kindly showed me around one of their sawmills - all of these amazing home made machines processing lumber. Just the nicest most welcoming guys. All of them puffing away on pipes! Great people Edited January 25, 2020 by kskinner Quote
Members kskinner Posted January 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Joon1911 said: I know of at least one leather sewing machine dealer in Toronto. Probably at least a couple in the metropolitan area. To be clear, I’ve never dealt with them, just found their sight on the interwebs while searching for a Lucris press. Good luck on the move. http://www.tools4leather.com/12_used_machines_available.htm Yes have come across them on my google searches. Definitely somewhere to check out. Thanks for that! Quote
Members twotrees Posted January 26, 2020 Members Report Posted January 26, 2020 I'm in KW! When are you arriving? You're well set in this area, there's a Tandy in Missisauga - approx 45 mins drive from here, and several other independent leather suppliers in Toronto too. There are a couple of tack stores very close too, Aaron Martin in Elmira, Brubackers in Wallenstein and Sprucewood in Tavistock. For machines, there's a company called Simard in Cambridge which deals in industrial sewing machinery, they often have good used machines passing through. Techsew is in Montreal if you're interested in clones, and there's also Reliable in Toronto. There's also a dealer of other clone brands in Toronto, called Japan Sewing. Very locally KW Sewing Machines is close to downtown Kitchener and is a Reliable dealer. They also stock Groz-Beckert needles, #69 thread and will order in other items for you too. I've never needed it, but they also offer repairs. Quote
Members kskinner Posted January 26, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 26, 2020 54 minutes ago, twotrees said: I'm in KW! When are you arriving? You're well set in this area, there's a Tandy in Missisauga - approx 45 mins drive from here, and several other independent leather suppliers in Toronto too. There are a couple of tack stores very close too, Aaron Martin in Elmira, Brubackers in Wallenstein and Sprucewood in Tavistock. For machines, there's a company called Simard in Cambridge which deals in industrial sewing machinery, they often have good used machines passing through. Techsew is in Montreal if you're interested in clones, and there's also Reliable in Toronto. There's also a dealer of other clone brands in Toronto, called Japan Sewing. Very locally KW Sewing Machines is close to downtown Kitchener and is a Reliable dealer. They also stock Groz-Beckert needles, #69 thread and will order in other items for you too. I've never needed it, but they also offer repairs. Twotrees! Simard was a great suggestion, holy they look like exactly what I need! They have nice clickers too.... that may have to wait until later on in the year. Nice one, thanks for mentioning them! I want to stay as far away from any Tandy store as possible hahaha. Have been selling their tools in the shop I work in for the last two years and am sick of that company. But thanks all the same. The tackshops are another great mention... loads of great contacts. This is brilliant - in Ireland, it's so easy to network because everyone knows everyone. You spend one week visiting people and you've pretty much met everyone worth visiting! It was so daunting thinking about networking in Canada, it's such a huge country. Thanks for making it easier. Will DEFINITELY be checking out the other shops too, need good suppliers for thread, glue, zips and other sundries Quote
Members twotrees Posted January 26, 2020 Members Report Posted January 26, 2020 A word of warning about Simard, I've heard their mechanic/repair man is not much good. I've never used their repair service but everyone I've heard talk about them says their machines are good, the repair guy not so much. Feel free to get in touch when you get here! Quote
Techsew Ron Posted January 27, 2020 Report Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 1:52 PM, Constabulary said: Techsew patchers are 29K7x clones like most of the Chinese patchers - I think they are as good / bad as any other Chinese 29K clone. Our 2900 series is manufactured in Taiwan which offers much better quality in this type of machine than the Chinese equivalents. Quote Techsew Industrial Sewing Machines Call toll-free: 866-415-8223 Visit www.techsew.com
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