EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


    
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-47493 of Applied Power Inc. on
Form S-3 of our report dated September 25, 1997 (October 16, 1997 as to Note O),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Applied Power Inc. for the year
ended August 31, 1998, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.     



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January 21, 1999