INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Wet your aluminum with water, then add a small squirt of dish soap to a rag or sponge. Use the sponge or rag to clean off any grime, dirt, food, etc. that is attached to the aluminum.

SUMMARY: Wash the aluminum with dish soap and water.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Eyeglasses are a good option for correcting astigmatism. They help to correct the irregular curve of your cornea and allow your retina to focus properly. Your optometrist will determine your glasses prescription so you can buy glasses to correct the astigmatism. Go to an eyeglasses store and try on glasses in person. Make sure the glasses feel comfortable when they sit on your nose and that they complement, rather than overwhelm, your face. You should feel confident when you wear them. If you want to buy eyeglasses online, you will need your prescription. Use a virtual try-on tool to see how the glasses will look on your face before you order them. Some eyeglass companies will offer to send you free samples of their frames so you can find the right one for you. Spray an eyeglass cleaner on the lenses and wipe them down with a smooth, dry cloth. Clean your glasses once a day, or several times a day, so your vision is not obscured by dust or dirt when you wear them.  Keep your glasses in good condition by getting the screws in the arms tightened when needed. Your glasses should always sit flush against the sides of your face, with the arms on the glasses straight and even. Store your eyeglasses in a hard shell case to protect them and keep them in good repair. To correct astigmatism, you will need special toric contact lenses, rather than standard contact lenses. They are a good option if you don’t like wearing glasses all the time and you are comfortable putting contact lenses in your eye. Your optometrist may recommend contact lenses if you play a lot of sports or are very active and do not want to have to worry about wearing eyeglasses. Children 12 years and older can wear contact lenses. However, they may need the help of a parent to put them in. Wash your hands and then remove the contact from the case. Place it on your index finger. Pull your upper and lower eyelids away from your eye with the other hand. Carefully place the contact on your eye. Release your eyelid and blink to keep the contact in place. If you have trouble putting in the contact lenses, speak to your optometrist for guidance. It may take some practice to get the hang of it. Use a hard shell case to store the contact lenses and keep them in specialized cleaning solution. Look for cleaning solution made specifically for contact lenses at a medical supply store or online.   Replace the cleaning solution every time you use the lenses so they stay clean. Get a new hard shell case every 3 months to ensure the lenses do not get dirty.

SUMMARY: Speak to your optometrist about getting eyeglasses. Try on eyeglasses to find ones that are comfortable and fit your face. Keep your eyeglasses clean. Get toric contact lenses if you’d prefer not to wear eyeglasses. Put the contact lenses in correctly. Keep the contact lenses clean.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Make sure you include the space after "cd". This command, which stands for "change directory", is the root of any directory change. Don't press the ↵ Enter key. A directory path is like a map to a specific folder. For example, if the directory to which you want to change is the "System32" folder that's in the "WINDOWS" folder on the hard drive, the path would be "C:\WINDOWS\System32\". You can find a folder's path by opening My Computer, double-clicking the hard drive icon, navigating to your destination, and then looking at the address at the top of the folder. Your command or address goes after the "cd" command; make sure there is a space between "cd" and your command.  For example, your whole command might look like cd Windows\System32 or cd D:. Since your computer's default directory location will be the hard drive (e.g., "C:"), you don't need to type in the hard drive's name. Doing so will change the Command Prompt directory to your selected one.

SUMMARY: Type in cd . Determine your directory's path. Type in your directory's path. Press ↵ Enter.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You want to pick up the cleanest brass possible (though it isn't terribly important), but the main issues when picking up brass is collecting the correct caliber, making sure the brass is in good shape (literally), and it hasn't been reloaded too many times. Most rifle casings work just fine together. Common pistol calibers are a bit more picky as casings will wedge themselves in the openings of other larger caliber casings. .45s and 9mm work just fine with each other, but adding .40s into the mix will create problems. When cleaning .45s, .44 Magnums, .40s, 9mm, .357 Magnums, and 38 Specials all at the same time, clean the .45s, .44 Magnums, and 9mm in one batch, and the .40s, .357 Magnums, and 38 Specials in a separate one. You can test to see if casings work well together by trying to fit one casing into another, if it is even remotely tight it won't work. The easiest way is to use a vibratory case cleaner. The case cleaner uses a media to clean the case, and optionally you can use a polishing additive to make the casings look almost as good as new!  The media is usually ground corn cob or walnut hull, but liquid media is also available. The media is what makes the tight fitting cases stick in each other. When the media is not able to cycle (because it is jammed in a casing) it cannot clean as well. Note that the media is reusable, and less polish is needed every time you use the same media. Depending on how dirty the brass is, one batch of media may last anywhere between three and eight cleanings. This allows for easy access when loading so you don't have to pick up handfuls of random casings to find the one you want. It will speed up the process in the long run. Usually you place each different caliber into separate bags for transporting or storage.

SUMMARY:
Pick up empty casings from where you shoot or from a gun range which allows you to collect brass. Sort the casings, the level of sorting (before cleaning) depends on the calibers being used. Clean the casings. Sort the casings into separate calibers.