I'am really sorry Greg, but your add on is growing too much and to quick. The starting page don't explain half the item, and even not explain half what we need to know on every item.
We really need a wiki now, for your mod, like forestry for BC. If you can't do it, ask for someone you know or in wich you trust. I can't offer my help cause i simply not speak english well enought, but i can offer to contribute a little or re-reading (french literal translation, don't know if "re-reading" exist)
Another thing i want to said, is that your recipe are harder to make than ic2 base one, it's intended for a longer play i think, but :
* The fact that most of item on a recipe can be swaped and choose between 2,3 or sometimes more, made us make it easier. If we have no more iron for machine block we have bronze, if we don't have diamond for diamantine ET, we can replace with an advance EC (that don't need diamond) and so. In fact you're receipe are not really harder, most of time, they cost more, but are easier to do.
*The rockcutter is hard to made (need nether) but can charge even on a batbox. This is a wonderful item that allow to Double ore output (with the macerator recipe) on diamond, lapis, redstone.. I think it would rather been charged on T3 or T4 charger (for example)
Dis i mention your add on is no more an add-on ... it's a mod.