My friend and i both HQ Pickaxes for a higher yield, so for us its more effective to synth stack by stack as needed holding materials to make itmore effective. i have HQed these and my friend has too and Somepage knows the HQ rates also *< http://ffxi.cannotlinkto/itemdb/3574 >* HQ 1: Pickaxe x2
HQ 2: Pickaxe x3 HQ 3: Pickaxe x4 so potentially, assuming HQ3 from all 12 synths, one could have 48 pickaxes from 3 slots of inventory VS. 36, thats an extra stack for 1 inventory slot, and 96 pickaxes from 6 slots VS 72, and thats alot bigger of a difference for the ppl who like to run out and stay mining until their pickaxes are gone GL