I am in the super early stages of planning a from-scratch cocktail cab with mame. I definitely want a cocktail cab to ultimately be part of my collection, and I think I'd rather go with mame than a dedicated cab (for dedicated cabs I'll stick with uprights). I have never built any cab from scratch, so this would be my first. Wondering if there are any plans available for cocktail cabs? I didn't really come across much beyond pictures by searching the project announcement forum. I'm pretty confident in my ability to build one, and I would almost certainly deviate from any plans I use as a starting point, but I do want to make sure I think of everything I need to consider when coming up with the design.
My company has a whole row of old hardware such as crt monitors that it's trying to get hauled off by some recycling company, so I bet if I know what I want in terms of a monitor particularly, I could get it for nothing if I act fast. Any suggestions on what is the largest monitor I should consider for a standard size cocktail cab?
Also wondering what is the "standard" approach with the computer itself in a cab of such limited space. Laptop? Caseless desktop?
I'm sure I could figure all this stuff out, but I'm also sure I'm not breaking new ground here, so of course I want to learn from others who have gone before me.