Relatively little is as irritating as "making do" with a tool that isn't designed well for the job if I'm doing it more than once. Flare tools, ball joint presses, pullers, etc. I spend a lot of bucks on a big ball joint press a year ago. I considered it money well spent after all 4 joints came out pretty easily (read: Hi-Lift handle over a half in breaker bar, and no sweat!)
If the job is worth doing, do it RIGHT.
Lessee, the engineer's spoof on the old Ray Stevens song: "Fifty ways to love your lever."
Edit: I'm kind of surprised that Obi-OneTon waited this long to buy one, he borrowed it out in Moab a year and a half ago.