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