Flexible cartridge with precision adjustment

A tool cartridge for a material removal tool, comprising:

• a cartridge body;
• an axial adjustment screw at a first end of the cartridge body;
• an opening for a clamping screw proximate the first end of the cartridge body;
• a seat for a cutting tool insert at a second end of the cartridge body;
• a recess extending through at least a portion of the cartridge body from a first side toward a second side, a long axis of the recess non-parallel to a long axis of the cartridge body and at least a portion of the recess open to a bottom side of the cartridge body;
• and
• a threaded opening for a differential screw proximate the second end and positioned longitudinally between the opening for the clamping screw and at least a portion of the seat,
• wherein a thread axis of the threaded opening for the differential screw is at an angle G relative to a long axis of the tool cartridge.