Basically, i've come with an idea for On Screen Cooldown indicators - a thing, that (i believe) greatly helps crafters.
Look at a little mockup i created:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3575/ideac.jpg
Noticed those 3 little timers in right, upper corner of game window?
Those improvements will show player how much cooldown left, and when they reach 0, they simply disappear.
I't will save player's time, because there wont be need for constantly checking pipboy asking myself "can i dig it now?"
I hope somebody will like that idea, and developer team think about it.