Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated September 26, 2003, except as to the
stock split discussed in Note 17, for which the date is October 21, 2003
relating to the financial statements, which appears in Actuant Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended August 31, 2003. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated September 26, 2003
relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 20, 2004