Patent ID: 8007207

Claim:
A cutting tool, comprising: a cutting insert, the insert comprising a cutting edge; a cassette comprising an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion; a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed; and a cassette clamp comprising a wedge for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body, the cutting edge extending beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body, the wedge being adapted to be received in a wedge-receiving opening in the tool holder body, wherein the cassette clamp comprises a screw and the wedge, the screw being disposed in a hole in the wedge and being threaded into an internally threaded hole in the tool holder body, and wherein the tool is a rotatable tool and a longitudinal axis of the cassette is substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the tool.