EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
 
    We  consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-3629 of  Printware, Inc.  (the Company)  on  Form S-1  of our  report  dated
February 2, 1996 (April 25, 1996 as to the first paragraph of Note 3), appearing
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We also consent
to  the  reference  to  us  under the  headings  "Selected  Financial  Data" and
"Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
    Our audits of  the financial  statements referred to  in our  aforementioned
report  also included the financial statement schedule of the Company, listed in
Item 16(b);  this financial  statement  schedule is  the responsibility  of  the
Company's  management. Our responsibility is to  express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion,  such financial statement  schedule, when considered  in
relation  to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in
all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 27, 1996