Device for cutting blocks of granite, marble, stone and the like materials

A device for cutting blocks of granite, marble, stone and similar materials, comprising:

• a plurality of sawing blades;
• a blade-carrying frame into which at least two sawing blades are fixed and having slide means for directing horizontal motion of said frame;
• a drive motor unit connected to said blade-carrying frame for displacing said sawing blade in a reciprocating motion,
• a slide-carrying frame of generally rectangular cross-section,
• upright supports,
• a guide unit on each upright support connected to said slide-carrying frame for directing vertical movement of said slide-carrying frame,
• said slide means of said blade-carrying frame being adapted to fit within said slide-carrying frame, and
• vibration damping means for creating pressure on the top, bottom, and each side of said slide means to urge said slide means away from contact with said slide-carrying frame, thus providing a vibration dampened connection between said slide-carrying frame and said blade-carrying frame, whereby propogation of vibrations to the sawing blades is minimized.