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===Case Cleaning=== [[File:Case Tumbler.jpg|thumb|right|A vibratory ("dry") case Tumbler]] Cleaning can be done with an [[ultrasonic cleaner]], or more commonly with a [[mass finishing]] device known as a "case tumbler". Tumblers use [[abrasive]] [[granule (geology)|granule]]s known as ''tumbling media'' (which can be stone or ceramic granules, fragments of [[corncob]] or [[walnut]]/[[coconut]] [[nutshell|shell]]s, or small segments of [[stainless steel]] [[wire]] often called "pins") to [[burnishing (metal)|burnish]] the cases, and can be either a [[vibratory finishing|vibratory]] type ("dry tumbling") or a water/[[detergent]]-based [[tumble finishing|rotary]] type ("wet tumbling"). In either type, when the cleaning is completed, a "media separator" is needed to [[sieve]] out and remove the abrasive media. In the "wet" rotary tumbling, a [[food dehydrator]]-like [[convection oven|convection dryer]] is sometimes used to eliminate moisture retention that might later interfere with handloading.
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