Most equipments can be crafted on an alchemy machine. Provided that you have learned the recipe and have all required material, including energy and crowns, you can make items.

Generally, buying a wolver set on the auction house is cheaper than producing on your own, and holds true for many items up to 3*

To obtain recipes, you can buy from auction house, or from basil at clockwork terminals. Basil sells a random selection of recipes. Check Basil out on the wiki to find out prices and where else he is located.