Patent ID: 8746115

Claim:
A method for making a cutting insert ( 100 ), having a first surface ( 102 ), a second surface ( 104 ) and a peripheral surface ( 106 ) extending therebetween, and an insert hole ( 108 ) extending between the first and second surfaces ( 102 , 104 ) and having a hole axis (A), with a cross section of at least a portion ( 110 ) of the insert hole ( 108 ) taken perpendicular to the hole axis (A) having an oval shape ( 118 ), the method comprising the procedure of: marking at least one of the first and second surfaces ( 102 , 104 ) of the cutting insert ( 100 ), with a mark ( 112 , 162 , 172 ) for indicating the orientation of the cross sectional oval shape ( 118 ) of the at least a portion ( 110 ) of the insert hole ( 108 ).