This is meant to be a light-duty free-standing spool rack. I do not recommend building one more than 5 or 6 shelves tall. If you have a large collection, I highly recommend something wall-mounted, like the excellent RepRack system by Repkord.
I used the dowels rods from this modular shoe rack: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ43LTJT. The shoe rack was about $27 when I purchased it. You might be able to find these even cheaper listed under a variety of brand names (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXS43ZHQ is $18.99 at time of posting).
You should print the brackets with settings to maximize strength. I used:
PLA is not recommended.
To assemble, build the horizontal shelves first. Use the 16.5" rods from the kit for the shelves, then use the 6.7" rods for the vertical stays. Use an actual rubber mallet to gently tap all the pieces together. You can give the included wooden mallet to your children as a play toy.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.