Front Hard Lines and Braided "soft" on the cheap?

Good luck on finding an affordable double flairing tool that actually works. The ones that do seem to, start@ 300+ range. Just bent one up for my truck and lucked out with the premade length. A mechanic I asked to duplicate my line, told me he just bends them up and puts a compression fitting in a straight section. I did`nt need the fitting.
i thought ur not supposed to use compression fittings on brake lines?!?!