Here's something I figured out. I think.
I have a 79-001 type 4 or 5 (it's a transitional model) that has the metal spring thing to snap the leg in place.
I also have a 79-001 type 8 (for sure). This one has nothing to hold the leg in place. I think that the way they designed it is that the...
This weekend I picked up another 79-001 Workmate. So I have 2 now.
I don't really know which type either of them are, but the first one I have has a marine plywood top and the newer one has an MDF core laminated with plywood on top and bottom. That makes them different in heighth by a 1/4".
I...