Airport security with a torque wrench?

I’m back out to Spain tomorrow and I’d like to take my small torque wrench with me in hand luggage. What are the chances of it being taken off me?

https://planetx.co.uk/products/jobsworth-pro-torque-wrench-set

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I would strongly presume that would be taken off you due to the small pointy bits.

Looking at the picture, 50/50 I’d say.

No chance. This is why hold luggage is still a useful but expensive option

As someone that’s taken over 700 flights in the last 9 with work tools, no chance.

I got a 10 mm spanner taken off me.

I have no idea what the logic is.

If you were travelling through Sumburgh Airport I’d say definitely not. Most stringent checks ever!

Still not worth the risk if you want to retain it!

I got a 10 mm spanner taken off me.

I have no idea what the logic is.

You might have been planning to threaten to disassemble the aircraft in flight if your demands weren’t met?

wouldn’t dream of it

I suppose you could unbolt something from a seat to use as a weapon.

Either way, when I did a bit of flying for work, all tools in the hold.

Thanks all. I’ll leave it.

You might have been planning to threaten to disassemble the aircraft in flight if your demands weren’t met?

And then you find out it’s all held together with T25 bolts….

I’m back out to Spain tomorrow and I’d like to take my small torque wrench with me in hand luggage. What are the chances of it being taken off me?

If you’re flying on a Boeing I imagine you’ll be welcomed with a sigh of relief

Years ago I took a wedge eye socket for a 20mm wire in my hand luggage . I chatted with the security guy who asked if it was a tool as tools are prohibited. I said no, the 8kg lump of steel is not a tool and too heavy and cumbersome to wield as a weapon and I got on.

Id stick a torque wrench in the hold.

Post it home

gift wrapped so it’s a nice little treat when it arrives

It would probably come down to whether the person at security fancied owning a torque wrench

I got a 10 mm spanner taken off me.

I have no idea what the logic is.

The wings are held on by M10 bolts – you could be up to no good.

The wings are held on by M10 bolts

M10 bolts would require a 17mm spanner …but having been in the belly tank of a 737, the wings are held on with something like 3” bolts, lots of them…

It would probably come down to whether the person at security fancied owning a torque wrench

i reckon you have a better chance taking this on board with you

And then you find out it’s all held together with T25 bolts….

If it’s all Whitworth that’s going to have a long service record and possibly you’ll want the next flight!

If it’s all Whitworth that’s going to have a long service record and possibly you’ll want the next flight!

I don’t think there’s any airlines in the U.K. still flying DC3’s any more, and I know there’s no more Vickers Vanguards or VC10’s in service, so probably not a problem.*

*I have no idea what sort of bolts any of those aircraft actually used.

Well I left the wrench at home and they didn’t have an issue with the 1.5mm Allen key.
They did try and take my 4 tins of dog food but I pointed out they aren’t liquid.

Ryanair don’t like competition with their catering

They did try and take my 4 tins of dog food but I pointed out they aren’t liquid.

I remember going on a climbing trip and accidentally leaving a tube of liquid chalk in my hand luggage.  I was mildly annoyed that I was going to lose it but then the chap said, ‘Ah, it’s chalk.  It looked like a liquid on the X-ray’ and handed it back to me.

Like I said, the logic of airport security sometimes escapes me.