Palette 2 Flexible Filament Fix

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This is a little roof cover for the filament path right before the cutter wheel. The filament path in this area is not constrained (or doesn't have a roof) like the rest of the filament path. This allows flexible filaments to bend and escape the intended path before reaching the cutter or the splice core. This plate will be fixed by the screw of the clear plastic lid and does not interfere with the cutter blade at all. Attached is the STL file for printing and the step file for any modifications you might want to do. I still have issues with the flexible filament bending at the encoder wheel quiet often and not coming out of the palette but starts bending accumulating in the buffer zone as the flexibility sometimes hinders it from pushing through the resistance of the encoder wheel. If anyone has any ideas or fixes for that issue with flexible filament, please let me know. Thanks!