Ok I figured it out. Started off trying to make the kind TMR/Ruffstuff sell, maybe what @Mike_H was talking about:
Didn't turn out great, couldn't get the metal to curve where the legs are bent down and was just generally a pain in the butt.
Next idea was similar to what I already did but a bit more refined. Made a press fixture to put a consistent joggle in a strip of 14ga:
The thinner material let me use the rubber from those Adel clamps I got
Fits around the reservoir body much better due to the squish in the rubber, and the thinner steel puts the hose clamp in less of a crease too
3 more, really easy after figuring out the first one
Welded onto the tower:
And the final product. Looks slick.
Oh, and I painted everything
Used a foam roller from the quart can of Steelit for most of it, maybe used about 6oz of paint, then went over all of the tight spots I couldn't get with the aerosol can, probably about 3/4 of a spray can used. If I were to do it again, I'd probably just go with spray cans. $37 a pop makes it tough though.
Didn't turn out great, couldn't get the metal to curve where the legs are bent down and was just generally a pain in the butt.
Next idea was similar to what I already did but a bit more refined. Made a press fixture to put a consistent joggle in a strip of 14ga:
The thinner material let me use the rubber from those Adel clamps I got
Fits around the reservoir body much better due to the squish in the rubber, and the thinner steel puts the hose clamp in less of a crease too
3 more, really easy after figuring out the first one
Welded onto the tower:
And the final product. Looks slick.
Oh, and I painted everything
Used a foam roller from the quart can of Steelit for most of it, maybe used about 6oz of paint, then went over all of the tight spots I couldn't get with the aerosol can, probably about 3/4 of a spray can used. If I were to do it again, I'd probably just go with spray cans. $37 a pop makes it tough though.