Abstract: In a mounting arrangement for mounting a hard metal cutting blade in a cutting head in a mounting groove of the cutting head in an adjustable radial position, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a support plate and engaged by a clamping bolt. The support plate includes a cut-out in which a profile plate having a tooth-like structure is received and the cutting blade includes a complimentary tooth-profile structure in engagement with the profile structure of the profile plate and an elastic insert is disposed in the cutout behind the profile plate for elastically biasing the profile structure of the profile plate into play-free engagement with the profile structure of the cutting blade when forced into engagement with one another by the clamping bolt and the clamping member.