Now I have cutting fluid...

On my miniature Dewalt portable metal cutting bandsaw. Will it help at
all to use cutting fluid somewhere?

Extraneous...

Can't believe how long it took to cut through a 1/2 inch threaded black
oxide steel rod using an angle grinder .065 inch (supposed to be .045
inch, but it's not) thick cutting wheel, chucked into my chopsaw so that
the cutting was precise. Even with two or three breaks, that sucker got
hot.

Hopefully the bandsaw 24 TPI blade will cut it much more easily, with or
without cutting fluid.

Also impressed by the force required to thread a 1/2 inch diameter 6061
aluminum rod (13 TPI) with a hobby threading tool. Much more force than
a 1/4 inch rod requires to thread. Another surprise.