Originally Posted by
lyric girl
The leaders become crooked as they are used and rolled back and forth, so this isn't an issue.
This is an issue. That is why you need to resquare them up or replace them periodically. Working with crooked leaders can definitely cause issues. I know of several professional longarmers that re-square them up periodically by stitching them together (while still on the rack) and spray starching and steaming them to get them back into square and letting them dry. This will only work a few times before they eventually need to be replaced.
There was an excellent post about just this issue on the MQR forum recently but I believe posting a link to that posting is against QB rules.