Got the other one today. Took it apart:
Only found 3 or 4 shavings this time, instead of a bucket full... but they were still there.
... and along with that... there were some bent pins! I couln't make this up if I tried. lol QC at swiftech is non-existant on this block. period. You can see by the scratches in the pic, that someone has been in there after some shavings though.
At least they are trying. Looks like they nailed a few pins with the tool they were using to get shavings out.
::EDIT::
Angry Steel,
My call to swiftech started out with me wanting to help them out in whatever way I could. ... However, after speaking with gabe... I don't really care about them. Gabe had his mind made up that I definately screwed up his product before he even picked up the phone. How dare I post this stuff on a public forum without talking to him... and especially since the apogee is better than any other block out there. It is stronger, performs better, and looks better than them all. <<< that was his attitude. He was not interested in my opinion of the weak spots on the top... nor was he interested in anything else I had to say. Why buy another one?
1) My own morbid curiosity. As you can see by the above pic... this block was screwed up too. Thats 2 for 2.
2) I have interested parties examining them. With a couple of tweaks... the block can be made better... much better.