Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10940479-20130616194325/@comment-8540798-20130617085729

No problems.

Ahh I don't disagree, AE is a beautiful Mod, it just takes forever to actually set up.

Next mod I usually go for after IC2, is Thermal Expansion. There's a machine in that called the Pulverizer that doubles your Ore input, like the Macerator, but also has a chance to give you one Pulverized Piece of another metal. Plus the Pulverizer can double your Lead supply, where as the Macerator can't.

To use Buildcraft Pipes, you need to connect a Wooden Pipe to the side of the Machine you want to pump out of, and then connect a Redstone Engine to that pipe. Once you apply a Redstone signal to the Engine, it'll begin to pump your finished product out of the machine.

I made a Tutorial for Buildcraft recently, explaining the various Engines you can use, which you can find right here.