You're a smart dude bro ;)
Yeah the roll becoming smaller increases the angle and resistance. The filament snapping was not an issue, just the fact that the slim guide protruding out was feeling more and more resistance as the spool became smaller, and I was watching it, just waiting for the inevitable snap to occur.
I printed a two part solution that I will outline in the next post and will address in greater detail what you mentioned here. Thanks for the support my friend.