[Jewelry making - Article 00163] - Re: [Orchid] Traveling with Tools

[Margaret Langdell]

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Hi Tamra,

    If you can ship them ahead, do! Much less hassle. The first  time I
    travelled with tools (in my checked baggage, cannot carry-on  ANY
    tools) They were x-rayed twice in a special baggage check... I had
    to stand there while they did it, and then I was searched five 
    times before I was allowed to board the plane. No exaggeration 
    here. This meant I was the last one on the plane, no space left to 
    store my carry-on, etc etc.... The other time went better, only 
    searched twice. 

    Since you are not allowed to lock baggage anymore, but I don't trust
    a box to hold through shipping without a lock, this is my solution. I
    wrap my tools in chamois so they don't rattle about. Then I place
    them in a fishing tackle/art supply kind of box. Then I put a combo
    lock on it with the the combination taped to the outside of the box.
    This way, they don't confiscate my locked box, and I  don't worry
    about the box spilling open with my tools everywhere. 

Best of luck in your journey,
Margaret Langdell

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