EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of 
Applied Power Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated September 25, 1997, appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Applied Power Inc. for the year ended 
August 31, 1997.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 12, 1997