Here's a shot of the insulator with a pin threded in it. Due to the smashed threds the pin will only thred 1-inch into the insulator. All you up in Canada sure got some cruddy (it's a compliment! like junky =) )insulators! Nothin but hemingrays around here so there's not many junky insulators. enjoi (brand skateboards) (pun intended) -BrYaN