George S posted:For Lionel eyelets I have successfully reused the eyelet. I crimp / straighten the non-curled end of the eyelet with needle nose pliers until I can remove it. I have a large bolt set in a vice to hold the eyelet in place when resetting it. I then tap a couple of philips screwdrivers down to furl the end, starting with a small screwdriver and progressing to a larger one, turning the screwdriver between taps. The method is effective, but does not look original. I'm not sure if this works on American Flyer.
You can buy replacement eyelets for Lionel, and there are setting tools available for trains, but the tools are expensive.
George
I have gotten both eyelets and rivets matching the originals and set them few different sized punches. I need to make a few more
