Face milling cutter

A face milling cutter comprising:

• a tool bod having a front end and an opposite rear end, the rear end being configured for attachment to a machine, wherein a longitudinal axis of the tool body extends between the rear end and the front end of the tool body;
• at least two primary cutting inserts;
• a reference insert;
• a finishing insert;
• several insert seats provided in the tool body and evenly or at least substantially evenly distributed in a circumferential direction of the tool body, wherein the insert seats comprise:
• at least two primary insert seats configured to accommodate a respective one of said at least two primary cutting inserts, wherein each primary cutting insert is configured to be detachably mounted in an associated primary insert seat in a fixed position as seen in an axial direction of the tool body,
• a reference insert seat configured to accommodate the reference insert, and
• a finishing insert seat configured to accommodate the finishing insert, wherein the finishing insert is configured to be detachably mounted in the finishing insert seat;
• and
• an adjustment mechanism associated with the finishing insert seat for adjustment of a position of the finishing insert in the axial direction of the tool body, wherein the reference insert is configured to be detachably mounted in the reference insert seat in a fixed position as seen in the axial direction of the tool body, wherein the reference insert seat is arranged more forwardly in the tool body than the at least two primary insert seats, as seen in a reference direction from the rear end of the tool body towards the front end of the tool body in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tool body, such that the reference insert is projecting forwards from the tool body in said reference direction beyond an axially foremost point of each primary cutting insert, wherein the position of the finishing insert in the axial direction of the tool body is adjustable by means of the adjustment mechanism so as to allow the finishing insert to be positioned in the tool body with the axially foremost point of the finishing insert substantially in level with or more forwardly than the axially foremost point of the reference insert as seen in said reference direction, wherein the reference insert seat is arranged in the tool body diametrically opposite or substantially diametrically opposite to the finishing insert seat when said at least two primary insert seats are even in number, and wherein the reference insert seat constitutes one of the two insert seats in the tool body that are arranged closest to a point on the periphery of the tool body located diametrically opposite to the finishing insert seat when said at least two primary insert seats are odd in number.