Patent ID: 6974283

Claim:
A cutting device, comprising: a holder; a clamping head located on said holder and having a top surface; a jaw-like receptacle located on a first longitudinal side of said clamping head; a front face on said clamping head extending transversely to said first longitudinal side and facing a rotating workpiece to be machined, said front face having a camber at least in an area leading into said receptacle and an obliquely extending flattened area extending between said camber and said top surface, said camber having a face curvature corresponding to a workpiece curvature with a largest diameter of a workpiece intended to be used therewith; a metal-cutting tool received in said receptacle; a clamping gap extending at least through said clamping head and into said receptacle, and having a clear cross section; and a set screw penetrating said flattened area and varying dimensions of said clear cross section.