Cartridge assembly for cutting tool

A cutting tool, comprising:

• a support disc rotatable in a predetermined direction about a central axis, the support disc being of a generally cylindrical shape and having a plurality of cartridge-receiving pockets spaced about an outer periphery of the support disc, each pocket opening radially outwardly and defined by a rear wall, a bottom wall and a front wall;
• and
• a cartridge assembly capable of being mounted within at least one cartridge-receiving pocket of the support disc, the cartridge assembly including a rear face, a bottom face, a front face and side faces, the cartridge assembly further including a tapered, threaded hole formed through the side faces of the cartridge assembly, the tapered, threaded hole located off-center with respect to a radially-extending centerline axis to divide the side faces of the cartridge assembly into a front lower portion and a rear lower portion having different thicknesses, the cartridge assembly further including a slot formed through the side faces and extending from the threaded hole to the bottom face,
• wherein the cartridge assembly expands such that the front face of the cartridge assembly engages the front wall of the pocket when a tapered, threaded screw is received in the tapered-threaded hole of the cartridge assembly.