Is brake line flaring difficult?

[Paisano]

I have some experience installing brake lines. But I have never flared a brake line.
I plan to install an extra long brake line this spring, which will need to be flared.

I'm thinking about using the Auto Zone loaner tool for this.
But I heard that flaring doesn't go well unless you use a high quality tool, like the turret type one.
Any thoughts on this?

 

[Curious Hound]

I don’t have anything that fancy. But I get by alright. Get a few feet of extra line and practice. It’s cheap and almost fun. You might want to practice bending, also. Use a bender so you don’t kink the line.