You may have missed it in your introduction thread, but
@Redmonkey hit you up with some of the best tips.
First is Adetia's guides on the TR guild page (shout out to my Luclin server homies):
Adetia
Second was to look up Tradeskill Construction Set Next on this site. It helps a bunch. I used it in the macro form but lost it when it went to Lua (if someone can tell me if my macro license can up upgraded, I'd appreciate it).