Heat-staking devices and methods

A system comprising:

• a heat-staking device including:
• a base;
• an upright arm coupled to the base;
• and
• a head vertically movable along the upright arm, the head comprising:
• a main head unit;
• a quill coupled to the main head unit;
• an insulating tip holder coupled to the quill and configured to removably retain a thermal-installation tip;
• and
• a handle configured to rotatably move relative to the main head unit to cause a vertical motion of the insulating tip holder relative to the main head unit;
• a heat-resistant case defining a plurality of receiving areas configured to receive and retain the thermal-installation tip while the thermal-installation tip is not retained within the insulating tip holder;
• and
• a tool configured to detachably couple the thermal-installation tip to the insulating tip holder.

A method of heat staking, comprising:

• detachably coupling a thermal-installation tip to a tool, wherein the thermal-installation tip includes a radial pin, and the tool includes a tool helical slot configured to receive the radial pin;
• inserting, via the tool, the thermal-installation tip into an insulating tip holder of a heat-staking device, the heat-staking device further comprising:
• a base;
• an upright arm coupled to the base;
• and
• a head vertically movable along the upright arm, the head comprising:
• a main head unit;
• a quill coupled to the main head unit;
• the insulating tip holder coupled to the quill and configured to removably retain the thermal-installation tip, wherein the insulating tip holder includes a tip holder helical slot;
• and
• a handle configured to rotatably move relative to the main head unit to cause a vertical motion of the insulating tip holder relative to the main head unit;
• heating, via the quill, the thermal-installation tip;
• and
• lowering, via the handle, the thermal-installation tip into a threaded insert to heat and install the threaded insert.