I've bricked a couple of older phones due to very minor hardware version differences meaning fatal software results. I'm always scared of messing up the delica

I've bricked a couple of older phones due to very minor hardware version differences meaning fatal software results. I'm always scared of messing up the delicate process of custom recovery installation, custom ROM installation and rooting. Some of the hardware variations are essentially unknowable outside of seeing if it works or if it's bricked. Having said that, there are four functioning LineageOS phones in my household.