Droid Engineer Archive

If you know what the DE 101 link has to say, then you would know what to grind and the macros - the grind is clearly laid out. There is also a section in that guide that explicitly tells you what resources to stock up on.

One bit of advice that is not in the guide - determine what types of droids you want to make during or after your grind (seekers/probes, detonation, combat, etc). Get familiar with each of the schematics and the resources those schematics require. Stock up on those resources. If you intend to grind all the way first, take some time out from grinding and start playing around with the schematics (detonation modules and R3 deeds won't be available until you hit master). If you don't already know, get familiar with quality resources on your server and begin to acquire those resources in small quantities (unless you have a truckload of credits for your alt).