Hello all, I have just bought this razor for a gift and, unfortunately for me, I can relate to what other gentlemen said about the possibility of excessive blade play causing alignment and exposure issues. After careful examination, nothing seems to be crooked or misaligned on the razor itself, but it is undeniable that there is excessive play between the blade and the top cap and also between the top cap and the base plate, so that can add up and cause real problems. While it is not as bad as with my two charming yet bipolar Fatips, the real problem here is that manual adjustment is impossible since the blade tabs are totally covered. So sadly for me, after trying with most of my 50 different brands of blades, using every orientation, arcane spell, conceivable method I could think or have read of, this razor is a fail, since it tends to align the blade pretty bad and there is no way to reliably and safely correct that. I have writtern to the manufacturer to see what they have to say about this matter.
For science, I took some measurements to compare with other razors that I have, and which have flawless alignment using a similar pin system, and it turns out the Bayonetta alignment pins are way too thin in comparison to the usual 2.15mm inner cutout width of double edge blades. As a curious fact, the Razorock Lupo top cap pins fit absolutely perfect in the Bayonetta base plate holes, zero wiggle room, first time I have seen that.
PD: excuse the rusty english skills from this long time lurker first time poster deciding to make his first contribution to this great forum.
The Bayonetta curves the blade much more than many other razors, including the ones that you've measured. As the blade is bent and curved, the width of the blade's slot cutout is reduced and that's why the Bayonetta's top cap has thinner projections. They're needed to enable the blade to be so curved within the razor. If the blade is placed into the top cap and curved against the top cap before the bottom plate is inserted, the blade alignment works out. At least it does on my example.