A milling cutter for a wood working machine has pairs of bottom plates, (20) each plate having a recess (50) to received a slicing insert. Each pair of foundation plates is installed on a guide plate (24), and several such guidebook plates are mounted on a common tubular shaft (10). Each foundation plate has a toothed rack. The toothed racks of each pair of base plates engage a common pinion (84) mounted on the tubular shaft. The radial distance of each bottom plate is adjusted by a screw and the racks and pinion planetary gearbox ensure that the radial adjustment is definitely exactly the same for each member of the same pair of base plates. Make use of – Milling cutters for woodworking machines.