Patent ID: 7080963

Claim:
A milling tool comprising: a tool body in combination with at least one cutting insert mounted thereon, the tool body defining an axis of rotation and including at least one insert seat on which the at least one insert is mounted, the at least one insert seat including a wedge-plate seating surface; a wedge plate disposed in the at least one insert seat and being adjustable relative to the body in a direction of wedge adjustment, the wedge plate including: a base surface movably disposed on the wedge-plate seating surface, and an insert seating surface on which the at least one insert is supported, the base surface and the insert seating surface forming an acute angle therebetween as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wedge adjustment; and a setting device operably engaging the wedge plate and arranged to move the wedge plate in the direction of wedge adjustment relative to both the insert and the wedge-plate seating surface for adjusting the insert in a direction of insert adjustment oriented substantially perpendicularly to the direction of wedge adjustment, wherein the wedge-plate seating surface includes a threaded hole therein; the at least one insert includes a securing bore extending therethrough in alignment with the threaded hole; the wedge plate including a through-hole aligned with the securing bore and the threaded hole; and an insert fastener extending through the securing bore and the through-hole and secured in the threaded hole.