Yeah, sadly @Qwerty is not really spending any time on MC anymore since he became a Terasology Dev, so I dont think any expectations of getting this fixed will be fulfilled…
Plus the Crafting Tables he adds were a huge mess from the very beginning, with overcomplicated User Interface and weird Hammering Rules that dont make sense at all, as mentioned above with the negative Durability.
And since I added the Anvil, most of the Plate making Recipes that GT6 once had were removed on my End, so since QwerTech replaces my Crafting Recipes and my Crafting Recipes are no longer existing, there is nothing to replace anymore, except for some Machine Crafting Recipes, which I was always against using a “Crafting Anvil” for.