Brass shirt collar stiffeners - WTMD - any thoughts?

[simongr]

Hi Guys

Just wondering if anyone else uses brass collar stiffeners for their formal shirts and have any experience with WTMDs? My shirts haven't been looking sharp enoough recently so I have gone back to using the collar stiffeners supplied with the shirts. As I got to the airport today I wondered if they would set off the WTMD so I removed them.

I was just wondering whether there was any point removing them. They probably has less metal than some of my cufflinks and wedding band.

Any thougths?

I know some WTMDs are more sensitive than others so this would be SYD and MEL DOM airports primarily.

 

[serfty]

Have they ever set off the WTMD's?

 

[simongr]

I dont recall using them when I was doing any flying previously.

 

[serfty]

I dont recall using them when I was doing any flying previously.

If they are easy to remove, why not just try it and see what happens ...

 

[simongr]

I hate to be the person that beeps - I am normally the glowerer rather than the gloweree...

 

[DTM1]

I have gone through with silver ones and they have never beeped.

 

[markis10]

The detectors work on the total metal content versus a threshold, for each person that will differ given what they wear.

 

[TonyHancock]

Never set them off with brass or silver.

 

[serfty]

I hate to be the person that beeps - I am normally the glowerer rather than the gloweree...

Meh ... stuff happens ... I leave my glowering powder dry for deeper issues ...

 

[simongr]

Thanks DTM1 and TH - though I am not posh enough for silver

 

[Hvr]

Thanks DTM1 and TH - though I am not posh enough for silver

Strewth I'm not even posh enough for metal collar stiffeners on my tailored shirts, strictly plastic for me.

 

[AVC]

They have metal ones? Seriously?

I would have thought metal, even brass, would still run a risk of corrosion or oxidisation enough to stuff your shirt.

Brass is non ferrous though, so less likely to set off the detector (it still will, but you need a larger amount than steel).

Gives a new meaning to "posh silver", hehe. Maybe they should make them from gold. Maybe for really expensive shirts they do. Gold is a bit soft though.

 

[simongr]

Well that was interesting. Some time ago I was pinged for walking too quickly through the WTMD so now I go slowly. Today I was a little too slow and got pinged. A slightly more sprite,y walk through and no ping. Didn't stop the explosives check though...

 

[MikedOut]

Use brass collar stays all the time and have never had any problems.

 

[DC3]

Once they were made of bone, but now they can be anything, even carbon fibre it seems.