EXHIBIT 16 (Form 8-K) Deloitte & Touche LLP 411 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 November 7, 1997 Securities and Exchange Commission Mail Stop 9-5 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Applied Power Inc. File #1-11288 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have read and agree with the comments in Item 4 of Form 8-K of Applied Power Inc., dated November 7, 1997. Yours truly, /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP cc: Mr. Richard Carroll, Controller