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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 (November
24, 1999 as to the restatement for the 1998 pooling of interests described in
Notes A and B), appearing in the Amendment to the Annual report on Form 10-K/A
of Applied Power Inc. for the year ended August 31, 1999 and to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 24, 2000
