A printing and fluid transfer pin (100) including a reservoir section (102) and a printing tip section (104). The printing tip section may have a dispensing end disposed at a first end thereof. The pin may further have a longitudinal channel (118) disposed through the reservoir section and the printing tip section for transferring fluid from the reservoir section to the dispensing end of the printing tip section. A portion of the longitudinal channel disposed in the printing tip section may extend only partially through a thickness of the printing tip section. Also, methods for making the pin described above and printheads containing such pins.
