I made gold ingots till 54. then hydro claws till 57ish. then plat ingots.
those were the best profit/loss synths and at the time ingots made profits or very small losses if you didnt break. everything else just is pure loss with low availability of materials.
you can jump to each recipe at anytime depending on availability of mats and profit/loss.
also i tried to skill smithing on claws at the same time to lessen the losses per total (both crafts) skill up. if you happen to find someone skilling up on claws you could probably work a deal. but i find that unlikely these days. you can make your own steel and mythril ingots to lessen the cost if you want, but its time value of money if you have a better way to spend your time making money than saving it.
anyway good luck and happy crafting :)