Abstract: The invention concerns a machining tool for chip removal, in particular a milling cutter, comprising a support (10) wherein is provided a housing (12) for a cutting element (14) equipped with a machining part (16) and a fixing part (18). The fixing part (18) includes a base part (20) which is placed in the housing (12) in receiving position (22) and which, when it its rotated into interlocking position (26) meshes beneath at least one retaining flange (26) of the housing (12), being thereby capable of being used with the cutting element (14) for chip removal matching. It is therefore possible to fix said cutting element without additional retaining means, such as a fixing screw or the like, its simple insertion into the housing and its interlocking position by rotation providing a reliable fixing method. Conversely, said cutting element can be released from its interlocked position and extracted from the housing hardly with very little force.