Thread: TI Quality ?

I have about a dozen TI's of various types all bought new and probably half of them have issues as was pointed out here. My attitude about this is if you want a pretty razor with excellent finishing buy a Dovo if you want the best quality blade buy a TI. Fit and finish is an after thought with them. sad but true.

Yep! That's TI's quality control for you! They make great blades, but when it comes to pinning those scales on, it's a crap shoot!

That raised middle pin was off center on purpose. The guy that pinned it realized the scales were too thin so he offset the middle spacer so the blade would not stick out. Imagine if instead he actually found a set of scales that would have fit the blade? I guess when it comes to effort or common sense you can not rely on others.....

Wouldn't it be great if we had the option of JUST buying the blades so that we could take care of the scales ourselves?!

Would save on cost of the razor, and the cost of shipping the damn crap-pin job back!

C utz

Man I will say that my Dovos and TIs are both great shavers. The Quality of the one TI I have is great all around. My Dovos are my favorites of my new razors. But you are right with the cost of new razors in the middle range (100-200) you would think there would be good quality. You should not have to buy a razor and replace the scales to make it a good razor. I recommend specific feed back to TI and a shared response. As a community SRP should carry a little weight. Nothing in anger only specific comments toward quality should work.

I only own one TI razor, this one http://straightrazorpalace.com/compo...1/key,0/hit,1/ and it is flawless. I bought it about 8-10 years ago. Above reproach in every respect.

Jeff

I guess it depends when your got the razor and what day it was made on.

I have just fitted the scales, one side of the tang is flat the other tapered, a machine press no doubt. I fixed it by clever pinning and washers which is why in the first instance the blade was never centre.

Looks better now though...

Gary

Now everybody knows why I prefer vintage...

Originally Posted by garythepenman

Looks better now though...

I'll say she does. Good job. Not so bad after all.

X

It /does/ look a lot better now!

I wonder if this quality issue changes depending on how expensive the razor is. If I were to purchase an expensive razor, and find shoddy workmanship, I would just about hit the ceiling.

Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer

It /does/ look a lot better now!

I wonder if this quality issue changes depending on how expensive the razor is. If I were to purchase an expensive razor, and find shoddy workmanship, I would just about hit the ceiling.

I take it you haven't bought many new razors lately? And I suspect it's not only TI... Comparing TI scales to Bill Ellis scales is quite educational, and I am sure TI can at least try to do a better job

Having said this, my SRP TI is an absolutely fabulous shaver.