I also agree with Tespug, for the bolts. As for the China set, we have moved about 10 times in the Navy. I always used news paper. Start with the big plates, use 5 sheets of newsprint then 1 plate, fold over one sheet of paper. Place next plate on top fold over next sheet, contune for total of 4 plates. Wrap the extra news paper around to make a neat package. The trick is to wrap tightly and pack tightly, as long as things don't shift they will travel fine. When packing your presents into the box use crumpled paper to tightly fill the spaces. Also don't drop the box.