Non-rotating bit for cutting tool

A cutting bit system comprising:

• a cutting tip;
• a cylindrical shank extending from the cutting tip and including a rotation-limiting surface defining a channel extending along a portion of the cylindrical shank;
• and
• a spring clip that surrounds at least a portion of the cylindrical shank when the cylindrical shank and spring clip are inserted into a tool holder and comprising an indentation configured to interact with the rotation-limiting surface of the shank to limit rotation of the shank relative to the spring clip.

A method for installing a cutting bit into a tool holder of a milling-type machine, the method comprising:

• inserting a shank of the cutting bit into a mounting bore of the tool holder with a spring clip in a contracted configuration;
• and
• releasing the spring clip from the contracted configuration so that the spring clip exerts a radially outward force against the mounting bore of the tool holder, thereby causing the spring clip to be rotationally locked to the mounting bore,
• wherein the spring clip comprises an indentation configured to interact with a channel including a rotation-limiting surface of the shank to limit rotation of the shank relative to the spring clip and to the tool holder.