[Jewelry making - Article 00257] - [Orchid] Travel with tools

[James Binnion]

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Andy,

    In a previous life I used to travel with lots of tools and
    equipment. It consisted of several aluminum cases of hand tools and
    test gear. It was always a pain but post 9/11 I thought it would be
    impossible. On my last flight I ran into a tech rep who spent all
    his time on the road with a similar tool kit. He said it actually
    was not much worse than before .  He thought things were actually
    better now that the TSA has taken over. His opinion was that they
    are more professional than the previous security personnel. On that
    count I would also agree. My previous experiences with airport
    security left me with the opinion that they were just wasting
    everybody's time. Having flown quite a few times since the TSA has
    taken over airport security; my opinion is that they are actually
    doing their job in a prompt and professional manner. Anyway there
    are literally hundreds if not thousands of technicians that fly all
    across the US and the world with their tool kits every week and
    there are procedures in place to accommodate the inspection of their
    gear; so your tools should not be any different. Call the TSA office
    at SeaTac  and see if you can find out what the protocol is and just
    allow plenty of time to get yourself and your gear through. 

Jim

James Binnion Metal Arts
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