diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 6ffbdd3e7..9017921bd 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type FullNode interface {
 	ChainWaitMsg(context.Context, cid.Cid) (*MsgWait, error)
 	ChainGetBlock(context.Context, cid.Cid) (*types.BlockHeader, error)
 	ChainGetBlockMessages(context.Context, cid.Cid) (*BlockMessages, error)
+	ChainGetBlockReceipts(context.Context, cid.Cid) ([]*types.MessageReceipt, error)
 
 	// if tipset is nil, we'll use heaviest
 	ChainCall(context.Context, *types.Message, *types.TipSet) (*types.MessageReceipt, error)
diff --git a/api/struct.go b/api/struct.go
index a0032de64..c125c7bdd 100644
--- a/api/struct.go
+++ b/api/struct.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type FullNodeStruct struct {
 		ChainWaitMsg          func(context.Context, cid.Cid) (*MsgWait, error)                                    `perm:"read"`
 		ChainGetBlock         func(context.Context, cid.Cid) (*types.BlockHeader, error)                          `perm:"read"`
 		ChainGetBlockMessages func(context.Context, cid.Cid) (*BlockMessages, error)                              `perm:"read"`
+		ChainGetBlockReceipts func(context.Context, cid.Cid) ([]*types.MessageReceipt, error)                     `perm:"read"`
 		ChainCall             func(context.Context, *types.Message, *types.TipSet) (*types.MessageReceipt, error) `perm:"read"`
 
 		MpoolPending func(context.Context, *types.TipSet) ([]*types.SignedMessage, error) `perm:"read"`
@@ -195,6 +196,10 @@ func (c *FullNodeStruct) ChainGetBlockMessages(ctx context.Context, b cid.Cid) (
 	return c.Internal.ChainGetBlockMessages(ctx, b)
 }
 
+func (c *FullNodeStruct) ChainGetBlockReceipts(ctx context.Context, b cid.Cid) ([]*types.MessageReceipt, error) {
+	return c.Internal.ChainGetBlockReceipts(ctx, b)
+}
+
 func (c *FullNodeStruct) ChainNotify(ctx context.Context) (<-chan *store.HeadChange, error) {
 	return c.Internal.ChainNotify(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/chain/gen/mining.go b/chain/gen/mining.go
index 733a0a717..13804ca5b 100644
--- a/chain/gen/mining.go
+++ b/chain/gen/mining.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gen
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	bls "github.com/filecoin-project/go-bls-sigs"
 	cid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
@@ -69,14 +70,20 @@ func MinerCreateBlock(ctx context.Context, cs *store.ChainStore, miner address.A
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "apply message failure")
 		}
+		if rec.ActorErr != nil {
+			fmt.Println(rec.ActorErr)
+		}
 
-		receipts = append(receipts, rec)
+		receipts = append(receipts, rec.MessageReceipt)
 	}
 	for _, msg := range secpkMessages {
 		rec, err := vmi.ApplyMessage(ctx, &msg.Message)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "apply message failure")
 		}
+		if rec.ActorErr != nil {
+			fmt.Println(rec.ActorErr)
+		}
 
 		receipts = append(receipts, rec.MessageReceipt)
 	}
diff --git a/chain/types/bigint.go b/chain/types/bigint.go
index 23027c4ab..062ea44eb 100644
--- a/chain/types/bigint.go
+++ b/chain/types/bigint.go
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ func BigFromBytes(b []byte) BigInt {
 	return BigInt{i}
 }
 
+func BigFromString(s string) (BigInt, error) {
+	v, ok := big.NewInt(0).SetString(s, 10)
+	if !ok {
+		return BigInt{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse string as a big int")
+	}
+
+	return BigInt{v}, nil
+}
+
 func BigMul(a, b BigInt) BigInt {
 	return BigInt{big.NewInt(0).Mul(a.Int, b.Int)}
 }
diff --git a/cli/chain.go b/cli/chain.go
index 5f32a2264..a3459a38b 100644
--- a/cli/chain.go
+++ b/cli/chain.go
@@ -86,15 +86,22 @@ var chainGetBlock = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		recpts, err := api.ChainGetBlockReceipts(ctx, bcid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		cblock := struct {
 			types.BlockHeader
-			BlsMessages   []*types.Message
-			SecpkMessages []*types.SignedMessage
+			BlsMessages     []*types.Message
+			SecpkMessages   []*types.SignedMessage
+			MessageReceipts []*types.MessageReceipt
 		}{}
 
 		cblock.BlockHeader = *blk
 		cblock.BlsMessages = msgs.BlsMessages
 		cblock.SecpkMessages = msgs.SecpkMessages
+		cblock.MessageReceipts = recpts
 
 		out, err := json.MarshalIndent(cblock, "", "  ")
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/cmd.go b/cli/cmd.go
index 1816122fb..c1faa92f1 100644
--- a/cli/cmd.go
+++ b/cli/cmd.go
@@ -109,4 +109,5 @@ var Commands = []*cli.Command{
 	walletCmd,
 	createMinerCmd,
 	stateCmd,
+	sendCmd,
 }
diff --git a/cli/send.go b/cli/send.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37d2d334d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/send.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/chain/address"
+	types "github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/chain/types"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2"
+)
+
+var sendCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "send",
+	Usage: "send funds between accounts",
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "source",
+			Usage: "optinally specifiy the account to send funds from",
+		},
+	},
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		api, err := GetAPI(cctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ctx := ReqContext(cctx)
+
+		if cctx.Args().Len() != 2 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("'send' expects two arguments, target and amount")
+		}
+
+		toAddr, err := address.NewFromString(cctx.Args().Get(0))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		val, err := types.BigFromString(cctx.Args().Get(1))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var fromAddr address.Address
+		if from := cctx.String("source"); from == "" {
+			defaddr, err := api.WalletDefaultAddress(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			fromAddr = defaddr
+		} else {
+			addr, err := address.NewFromString(from)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			fromAddr = addr
+		}
+
+		nonce, err := api.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, fromAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		msg := &types.Message{
+			From:     fromAddr,
+			To:       toAddr,
+			Value:    val,
+			Nonce:    nonce,
+			GasLimit: types.NewInt(10000),
+			GasPrice: types.NewInt(1),
+		}
+
+		sermsg, err := msg.Serialize()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		sig, err := api.WalletSign(ctx, fromAddr, sermsg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		smsg := &types.SignedMessage{
+			Message:   *msg,
+			Signature: *sig,
+		}
+
+		if err := api.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2215a07db..29d51b76a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-net v0.0.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.0.6
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
-	github.com/polydawn/refmt v0.0.0-20190804001829-26ba426d088b
+	github.com/polydawn/refmt v0.0.0-20190731040541-eff0b363297a
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.6.0
 	github.com/smartystreets/assertions v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v0.0.0-20190731233626-505e41936337 // indirect
+	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v0.0.0-20190710185942-9d28bd7c0945 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/multiaddr-filter v0.0.0-20160516205228-e903e4adabd7
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/pubsub v0.0.0-20131020042734-02de8aa2db3d
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ require (
 	go4.org v0.0.0-20190313082347-94abd6928b1d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190701094942-4def268fd1a4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190724013045-ca1201d0de80 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190804053845-51ab0e2deafa // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190806215303-88ddfcebc769 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190730183949-1393eb018365 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7
 	gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2 v2.0.0-20180128182452-d3ae77c26ac8
 	launchpad.net/gocheck v0.0.0-20140225173054-000000000087 // indirect
diff --git a/lib/sectorbuilder/poll.go b/lib/sectorbuilder/poll.go
index 0e93efc16..d0af6270b 100644
--- a/lib/sectorbuilder/poll.go
+++ b/lib/sectorbuilder/poll.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package sectorbuilder
 import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/prometheus/common/log"
 )
 
 // TODO: really need to get a callbacks API from the rust-sectorbuilder
 func (sb *SectorBuilder) pollForSealedSectors(ctx context.Context) {
+	log.Info("starting sealed sector poller")
+	defer log.Info("leaving sealed sector polling routine")
 	watching := make(map[uint64]bool)
 
 	staged, err := sb.GetAllStagedSectors()
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ func (sb *SectorBuilder) pollForSealedSectors(ctx context.Context) {
 				log.Errorf("in loop: failed to get staged sectors: %s", err)
 				continue
 			}
+			log.Info("num staged sectors: ", len(staged))
 			for _, s := range staged {
 				watching[s.SectorID] = true
 			}
+			log.Info("len watching: ", len(watching))
 
 			for s := range watching {
 				status, err := sb.SealStatus(s)
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ func (sb *SectorBuilder) pollForSealedSectors(ctx context.Context) {
 					continue
 				}
 
+				log.Infof("sector %d has status %d", s, status.SealStatusCode)
 				if status.SealStatusCode == 0 { // constant pls, zero implies the last step?
 					delete(watching, s)
 					sb.sschan <- status
diff --git a/lib/sectorbuilder/sectorbuilder.go b/lib/sectorbuilder/sectorbuilder.go
index 23d840ae6..96bed72dc 100644
--- a/lib/sectorbuilder/sectorbuilder.go
+++ b/lib/sectorbuilder/sectorbuilder.go
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/chain/address"
 	sectorbuilder "github.com/filecoin-project/go-sectorbuilder"
+
+	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 )
 
+var log = logging.Logger("sectorbuilder")
+
 type SectorSealingStatus = sectorbuilder.SectorSealingStatus
 
 type StagedSectorMetadata = sectorbuilder.StagedSectorMetadata
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ func New(cfg *SectorBuilderConfig) (*SectorBuilder, error) {
 
 	return &SectorBuilder{
 		handle: sbp,
+		sschan: make(chan SectorSealingStatus, 32),
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index a4c23a9bb..cf32623c4 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func Online() Option {
 
 		// Storage miner
 		ApplyIf(func(s *Settings) bool { return s.nodeType == nodeStorageMiner },
-			Override(new(*sectorbuilder.SectorBuilder), sectorbuilder.New),
+			Override(new(*sectorbuilder.SectorBuilder), modules.SectorBuilder),
 			Override(new(*storage.Miner), modules.StorageMiner),
 		),
 	)
diff --git a/node/impl/full.go b/node/impl/full.go
index a996e1a91..d9467a403 100644
--- a/node/impl/full.go
+++ b/node/impl/full.go
@@ -100,6 +100,31 @@ func (a *FullNodeAPI) ChainGetBlockMessages(ctx context.Context, msg cid.Cid) (*
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (a *FullNodeAPI) ChainGetBlockReceipts(ctx context.Context, bcid cid.Cid) ([]*types.MessageReceipt, error) {
+	b, err := a.Chain.GetBlock(bcid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: need to get the number of messages better than this
+	bm, sm, err := a.Chain.MessagesForBlock(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var out []*types.MessageReceipt
+	for i := 0; i < len(bm)+len(sm); i++ {
+		r, err := a.Chain.GetReceipt(b, i)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		out = append(out, r)
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (a *FullNodeAPI) ChainCall(ctx context.Context, msg *types.Message, ts *types.TipSet) (*types.MessageReceipt, error) {
 	if ts == nil {
 		ts = a.Chain.GetHeaviestTipSet()
@@ -240,6 +265,8 @@ func (a *FullNodeAPI) StateMinerSectors(ctx context.Context, addr address.Addres
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	log.Info("miner sector count: ", minerState.SectorSetSize)
+
 	var sinfos []*api.SectorInfo
 	// Note to self: the hamt isnt a great data structure to use here... need to implement the sector set
 	err = nd.ForEach(ctx, func(k string, val interface{}) error {
diff --git a/node/modules/storageminer.go b/node/modules/storageminer.go
index 9668b64fd..2bcbf656a 100644
--- a/node/modules/storageminer.go
+++ b/node/modules/storageminer.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func StorageMiner(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, api api.FullNode, h
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("setting up miner: %s", maddr)
 	sm, err := storage.NewMiner(api, maddr, h, ds, sb, w)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/storage/miner.go b/storage/miner.go
index 0a4ea8822..9a3c988e0 100644
--- a/storage/miner.go
+++ b/storage/miner.go
@@ -73,15 +73,18 @@ func (m *Miner) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (m *Miner) handlePostingSealedSectors(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer log.Info("leaving handle posting sealed sectors routine")
 	for {
 		select {
 		case sinfo, ok := <-m.sb.SealedSectorChan():
+			log.Info("got a sealed sector notification!")
 			if !ok {
 				// TODO: set some state variable so that this state can be
 				// visible via some status command
 				log.Warning("sealed sector channel closed, aborting process")
 				return
 			}
+			log.Info("about to send commit sector message: ", sinfo.SectorID, m.maddr)
 
 			if err := m.commitSector(ctx, sinfo); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("failed to commit sector: %s", err)
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ func (m *Miner) commitSector(ctx context.Context, sinfo sectorbuilder.SectorSeal
 		Method:   actors.MAMethods.CommitSector,
 		Params:   enc,
 		Value:    types.NewInt(0), // TODO: need to ensure sufficient collateral
-		GasLimit: types.NewInt(10000 /* i dont know help */),
+		GasLimit: types.NewInt(1000 /* i dont know help */),
 		GasPrice: types.NewInt(1),
 	}