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 reports dated September 25, 2002 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in Actuant
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2002.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 15, 2003