[Jewelry making - Article 00156] - Re: [Orchid] Traveling with Tools

[andy cooperman]

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Hi Tamra,

    I travel with tools often to teach. Shipping ahead is not an option
    for me. It adds costs that the guild or school-- whoever brings me
    in-- may not wish to cover, and I don't want to cut in to my fees if
    I can help it. But more importantly, I use many of those tools up
    until the day I leave. 

    With the new rules regarding not locking checked bags, I was and am
    nervous, but up until this time, I've had no problems. (I'm tempting
    fate by saying that, of course.) 

    I use hard sided Samsonite luggage that is strapped with 2 heavy
    duty luggage straps and left unlocked. Inside the lid, inside a
    plastic sleeve, is my business card (which says "metalsmith") and an
    inventory sheet broken down into various plastic Tupperware type
    boxes, each referred to by a letter or number, listing what I have. 

    I'd say that TSA goes in there about 70% of the time. They leave a
    little form saying so. They have always carefully packed things back
    pretty much the way they should be. 

    It's a good idea to snap some digital photos of your stuff before
    you consign it to the air folks and NEVER leave precious metals or
    tools that you can't live with out in that suitcase. I had one
    student lose 5 ounces of 18k sheet and wire from checked baggage.
    Ouch!  Also, never ever travel with chemicals such as alcohol or even
    rubber cement. 

    I've tried to have a duplicate teaching kit that doesn't contain my
    favorite hand tools, but I really like to bring some of my
    favorites-- things that I've found at jewelers' yard sales or even
    obituary sales-- that really illustrate some of what I'm teaching.
    Hopefully my luck will hold out. 

Take care, Andy Cooperman

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