EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Applied Power Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated September 25, 1997
(October 16, 1997 as to Note O), appearing in Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Applied Power Inc. for the year ended
August 31, 1997, and our report dated May 9, 1997, relating to Versa
Technologies, Inc., appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Applied
Power Inc. dated October 3, 1997. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which is part of
this Registration Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 30, 1998