End mill sharpening

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I have a 5C end mill grinding fixture (MCS#09465014). It does a great job on 2 or 4 flute cutters. If you have a surface grinder and a vertical mill you need one of these.
Markings on the fixture indicate that it can also be used on 6,8 & 12 flute cutters. So far I have not figured out how that can be done without buggering ajacent edges. Would somebody please put me on the right path?
 
I'm going to watch this thread, because the only way I can think to get that job done would be to follow the flute lip in toward the center, face-grinding on a very small wheel to keep the grinding scratches perpendicular to the lips. If you edge-grind along the lips, the grinding scratches will be parallel to the lips - not a good thing, since it weakens the cutting edge... and you can't reach center that way.
 
I have a 5C end mill grinding fixture (MCS#09465014). It does a great job on 2 or 4 flute cutters. If you have a surface grinder and a vertical mill you need one of these.
Markings on the fixture indicate that it can also be used on 6,8 & 12 flute cutters. So far I have not figured out how that can be done without buggering ajacent edges. Would somebody please put me on the right path?
Size of wheel perhaps?
 
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