CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated October 26, 2004 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Actuant
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2004. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 25, 2005