Rood.Inverse Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 X-acto knives are right out, unless you want to check your luggage. (I don't.) What about my 10-piece file set? They're not sharp, pointy objects. But they're also not covered on the TSA list of objects that are either prohibited or allowed, unless I missed it. Anyone know the rules on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I don't know the rules, but considering the hell a bored TSA screener put me through over my Fisher pen I'd leave the files at home. You can always pick some up for cheap when you get where you're going, and mail them home if you really like 'em. Files are like clamps; I don't think there's such a thing as "too many". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I would double check with your airline, but I'm not sure you could take that on with you. Its small, sharp, metal and could be construed as 'bad'. My brother is a pilot with US Air, he said you could take it in a checked bag (that goes below) but not as a carry on item. There are also specifics for liquids (paint bottles) and how much you could take in a carry on bag. You could also mail things to and fro. What I did when I went to Reapercon was I brought my brushes (enclosed in a case) and a small ziplock bag of paint with me in my carry on. Anything else (Xacto, files, and a dremel -had to replace mine anyways due to flooding) I purchased upon arrival and mailed back home when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rood.Inverse Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Balls. I forgot about the liquids restrictions. Paints are liquids. </facepalm> I might have to check a bag, after all, for other reasons. This might work out just because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddot Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Yeah, I'd go for the check-in lugage option, and leave the exacto blades at home just to be safe. Get a small hobby box for your supplies, and make sure your paint caps are on tight before packing them. Other than that, have a safe flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Note that while the airlines might allow something, that doesn't mean the TSA will. As Ferox found out, a bored agent is your worst nightmare. Even if the 'rules' allow it if the TSA guy says no, then you can't take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwyksilver Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Needle files are prohibited under the general "tool" category. Because it can be used as either a weapon or to damage the plane itself. I had a very nice set nearly confiscated, and was lucky I had gotten to my flight early enough that I could still run back to my truck and leave them. The inspectors were really nice about it, but still firm. Superglue and epoxy putty are also things that will give them pause, again because they could be used to damage the plane. It's best to check them all, although superglue I usually just don't travel with, and pick up a bottle locally if I have a need. Expect your files to be confiscated unless you check them. Paints would be okay to travel with, most individual bottles are below the 3oz limits. If they are reaper paints they are clearly labelled as non-toxic, non-flammable. If you are bringing additives, be careful with those. Some are labelled as irritants and depending on the agent performing the check, they may have you throw that away. I had a bottle of gunk that I carried in a larger bottle of old Golden additive that was labelled as a skin irritant, and again, because it could be used to harm someone, was prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxden Racing Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Something said there makes no sense (Granted, 10 years in I should know better than to expect TSA to be using common sense). TSA's job is supposedly to stop people from hijacking / blowing up planes. How, exactly, does one convince an armed pilot on the other side of a reinforced door to go where they want to go [or cause the plane to crash] with a <2oz bottle of glue? What're they going to do, put the plane back together? Maybe threaten to huff it? TSA: Disgracing the acronym of the Technology Student Association since 2001. Back on subject...I'd almost be afraid to take paints if they have to be checked. They all claim to be pressurized, heated cargo bays, but whether or not it is for that specific plane is anyone's guess...and the last thing you need is your collection of paints damaged by freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I double bag liquids in my checked luggage when I travel with them and so far have not had problems. On domestic flights the temperature of the inside of your suitcase will stay relatively near what it was when you packed it. Transoceanic you might be in the air long enough to have your luggage cool down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanli Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Agreed with the above advice. I'm not sure if you are asking because you plan on working on mini's during the flight, but bringing a bunch of files on a plane is sure to attract attention. You should either just put them in checked baggage or prep the minis before you leave. I know that some TSA regulations in the states seem excessive, but also, I'd excercise some consideration for the other people flying. Personally, I wouldn't like to be sitting by someone fiddling with a bunch of little metal files (which could certainly injure someone), especially if I wasn't familiar with what they were doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rood.Inverse Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 I just wanted to work on minis while I was on vacation for the weekend. Everything went into checked luggage just fine. I wouldn't have the light or stability to work paints or files on an airplane. That would be silly to attempt. Just before leaving, I got the next three minis from Reaper that I'm going to work on after I finish the one in the works-in-progress forum. Maybe I'll get some painting in tomorrow. Have to find a box to paint in, with some wet pallet... We'll see what I can come up with, if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Lead Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, it's hard to tell what the TSA will get into a tizzy over, but anything metallic that can be used to poke someone is probably right out... (But PENS?!? Really? WTH...) But I tend to bring a half-dozen bottles of clear liquids in my carry-on brush case. I mark them "Slow-Dri", etc. with a Sharpie. At first I worried they'd give me grief over not exceeding the "maximum" bottles that fit in a quart bag. Once in a while someone asks me what they are - I just say painting mediums. Usually that and the brushes are enough to get a pass. Later, Laszlo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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