diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 25f4354..3fa3e25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 * 0.4.13-unreleased
 	- Implement DictKeystore
 	- Remove unused insert_key method in keystore interface
-	- Add transaction executor helper
+	- Add transaction executor helper, with adapter helper for eth
 * 0.4.12
 	- Enforce hex strings in signer backend for sign message
 * 0.4.11
diff --git a/crypto_dev_signer/eth/helper/__init__.py b/crypto_dev_signer/eth/helper/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e41e515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto_dev_signer/eth/helper/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .tx import EthTxExecutor
diff --git a/crypto_dev_signer/eth/helper/tx.py b/crypto_dev_signer/eth/helper/tx.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6651a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto_dev_signer/eth/helper/tx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# standard imports
+import logging
+
+# local imports
+from crypto_dev_signer.helper import TxExecutor
+
+logg = logging.getLogger()
+logging.getLogger('web3').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+
+
+class EthTxExecutor(TxExecutor):
+
+    def __init__(self, w3, sender, signer, chain_id, verifier=None, block=False):
+        self.w3 = w3
+        nonce = self.w3.eth.getTransactionCount(sender, 'pending')
+        super(EthTxExecutor, self).__init__(sender, signer, self.translator, self.dispatcher, self.reporter, nonce, chain_id, self.fee_helper, self.fee_price_helper, verifier, block)
+
+
+    def fee_helper(self, tx):
+        estimate = self.w3.eth.estimateGas(tx)
+        if estimate < 21000:
+            estimate = 21000
+        logg.debug('estimate {} {}'.format(tx, estimate))
+        return estimate
+
+
+    def fee_price_helper(self):
+        return self.w3.eth.gasPrice
+
+
+    def dispatcher(self, tx):
+        return self.w3.eth.sendRawTransaction(tx)
+
+
+    def reporter(self, tx):
+        return self.w3.eth.getTransactionReceipt(tx)
+
+
+    def translator(self, tx):
+        if tx.get('feePrice') != None:
+            tx['gasPrice'] = tx['feePrice']
+            del tx['feePrice']
+
+        if tx.get('feeUnits') != None:
+            tx['gas'] = tx['feeUnits']
+            del tx['feeUnits']
+
+        return tx
diff --git a/crypto_dev_signer/helper/tx.py b/crypto_dev_signer/helper/tx.py
index db98dcf..e2ebec7 100644
--- a/crypto_dev_signer/helper/tx.py
+++ b/crypto_dev_signer/helper/tx.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ logg = logging.getLogger()
 
 class TxExecutor:
 
-    def __init__(self, sender, signer, dispatcher, reporter, nonce, chain_id, fee_helper=None, fee_price_helper=None, verifier=None, block=False):
+    def __init__(self, sender, signer, translator, dispatcher, reporter, nonce, chain_id, fee_helper=None, fee_price_helper=None, verifier=None, block=False):
         self.sender = sender
+        self.translator = translator
         self.nonce = nonce
         self.signer = signer
         self.dispatcher = dispatcher
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class TxExecutor:
         self.verifier = verifier
 
 
-    def noop_fee_helper(self, sender, code, inputs):
+    def noop_fee_helper(self, tx):
         return 1
 
 
@@ -45,21 +46,29 @@ class TxExecutor:
         return rcpt
 
 
+    def noop_translator(self, tx):
+        return tx
+
+
     def sign_and_send(self, builder, force_wait=False):
-        fee_units = self.fee_helper(self.sender, None, None) 
+
+        fee_price = self.fee_price_helper()
 
         tx_tpl = {
             'from': self.sender,
             'chainId': self.chain_id,
-            'feeUnits': fee_units,
-            'feePrice': self.fee_price_helper(),
+            'feeUnits': 0, #fee_units,
+            'feePrice': fee_price,
             'nonce': self.nonce,
             }
 
-        tx = tx_tpl
+        tx = self.translator(tx_tpl)
         for b in builder:
             tx = b(tx)
 
+        tx['feeUnits'] = self.fee_helper(tx)
+        tx = self.translator(tx)
+
         logg.debug('from {} nonce {} tx {}'.format(self.sender, self.nonce, tx))
 
         chain_tx = EIP155Transaction(tx, self.nonce, self.chain_id)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 468b846..4a01c3c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ f.close()
 
 setup(
         name="crypto-dev-signer",
-        version="0.4.13b1",
+        version="0.4.13b2",
         description="A signer and keystore daemon and library for cryptocurrency software development",
         author="Louis Holbrook",
         author_email="dev@holbrook.no",
         packages=[
             'crypto_dev_signer.eth.signer',
             'crypto_dev_signer.eth.web3ext',
+            'crypto_dev_signer.eth.helper',
             'crypto_dev_signer.eth',
             'crypto_dev_signer.keystore',
             'crypto_dev_signer.runnable',
diff --git a/test/test_helper.py b/test/test_helper.py
index 887a8ea..f83ed6e 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.py
+++ b/test/test_helper.py
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ import unittest
 import logging
 import os
 
+# third-party imports
+import web3
+
 # local imports
 from crypto_dev_signer.keystore import DictKeystore
 from crypto_dev_signer.eth.signer import ReferenceSigner
 from crypto_dev_signer.helper import TxExecutor
+from crypto_dev_signer.eth.helper import EthTxExecutor
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 logg = logging.getLogger()
@@ -29,21 +33,23 @@ class MockEthTxBackend:
     def fee_price_helper(self):
         return 21
 
-    def fee_helper(self, sender, code, inputs):
-        logg.debug('fee helper code {} inputs {}'.format(code, inputs))
+    def fee_helper(self, tx):
+        logg.debug('fee helper tx {}'.format(tx))
         return 2
 
     def builder(self, tx):
-        return {
-            'from': tx['from'],
-            'to': '0x' + os.urandom(20).hex(),
-            'data': '',
-            'gasPrice': tx['feePrice'],
-            'gas': tx['feeUnits'],
-            }
+        return tx
         
     def builder_two(self, tx):
-        tx['value'] = 1024
+        tx['value'] = 10243
+        tx['to'] = web3.Web3.toChecksumAddress('0x' + os.urandom(20).hex())
+        tx['data'] = ''
+        if tx.get('feePrice') != None:
+            tx['gasPrice'] = tx['feePrice']
+            del tx['feePrice']
+        if tx.get('feeUnits') != None:
+            tx['gas'] = tx['feeUnits']
+            del tx['feeUnits']
         return tx
 
 
@@ -66,10 +72,21 @@ class TestHelper(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_helper(self):
         backend = MockEthTxBackend()
-        executor = TxExecutor(self.address_hex, self.signer, backend.dispatcher, backend.reporter, 666, 13, backend.fee_helper, backend.fee_price_helper, backend.verifier)    
+        executor = TxExecutor(self.address_hex, self.signer, backend.builder, backend.dispatcher, backend.reporter, 666, 13, backend.fee_helper, backend.fee_price_helper, backend.verifier)    
 
         tx_ish = {'from': self.address_hex}
-        executor.sign_and_send([backend.builder, backend.builder_two])
+        executor.sign_and_send([backend.builder_two])
+
+
+    def test_eth_helper(self):
+        backend = MockEthTxBackend()
+        w3 = web3.Web3(web3.Web3.HTTPProvider('http://localhost:8545'))
+        executor = EthTxExecutor(w3, self.address_hex, self.signer, 8996)
+
+        tx_ish = {'from': self.address_hex}
+        #executor.sign_and_send([backend.builder, backend.builder_two])
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError): 
+            executor.sign_and_send([backend.builder_two])
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':