Chicom press finally grows up but doesn't leave home

[vectorwarbirds]

Nice addition to make it actually functional and user friendly.
It was the first thing I did when I got mine many moons ago..
Why on earth do they make them that height in the first place?
Too short to use comfortably unless seated on a short stool and way too high to place on a bench unless standing on a step ladder.

Not too hard to understand, avg height of Chinese man is 5'7", Vietnam 5'5". So where do you draw the how high line? Also side U channels are just under 5 feet, making four out of a 20 footer. Probably has more to do with that than anything else, no waste of steel.

[metalmagpie]

How so?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicom

Chicom

noun

Chi·com | \ ˈchī¦käm \
plural -s Definition of Chicom

: a communist Chinese History and Etymology for Chicom

chi(nese) + communist

They probably have definitions of all kinds of racist epithets. "Chicom" is about as politically acceptable as "gook".

metalmagpie

[vectorwarbirds]

They probably have definitions of all kinds of racist epithets. "Chicom" is about as politically acceptable as "gook".

metalmagpie

Are you deranged? You should really think about these things, do a little research before you start calling people you don't know racists. Chicom, as the dictionary says is short for Chinese Communist. Gook is like the N word. FYI I have been to China four times, I have a Chinese Godchild from one of my many friends in China, I fly a Chinese Communist aircraft that I specifically went to China to purchase. Ended up importing them and supporting them. I have nothing but the highest respect for the Chinese people and their struggle for independence and a decent life. You couldn't be more wrong.

Same dictionary:
gook

noun (1)

\ ˈgük \ Definition of gook


(Entry 1 of 2)

offensive
—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a nonwhite, non-American person and especially for an Asian person