Patent ID: 7699567

Claim:
An adjustment system for positioning a cutting insert on a cutting tool, the adjustment system comprising: a first rod rotatable about a first axis, the first axis oriented in a first direction, wherein the first rod includes a surface having a plurality of flatted areas arranged radially to the first axis and wherein each of the plurality of flatted areas is at a different radial distance from an axial center of the first rod relative to a sequentially adjacent flatted area; a second rod translatable along a second axis oriented in a second direction, wherein a first end of the second rod has a face that contacts one of the plurality of flatted areas and wherein a surface of the second rod is tapered in the axial direction; a biasing element positioned to exert a force to bias the face of the first end of the second rod to contact the one of the plurality of flatted areas; and a push pin translatable along a third axis oriented in a third direction, wherein a face of the first end of the push pin contacts the tapered surface of the second rod and wherein a face of the second end of the push pin operatively contacts a cartridge mounted on the cutting tool and in which the cutting insert is seated.